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A Glimpse into the Mind of an Active Shooter

Anders Breivik was the guy who killed 77 people (mostly children) in Norway last July.   He is currently on trial for his murderous rampage.  Although the US media coverage of the trial has been virtually non- existent, other nations are reporting new details about the shooting.   Take a look at these two articles: From “Russia […]

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- 4/13/12

Here are a few links to interesting articles I read this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun!  If you have some free time, check them out.     Treacherous Waters     I’m regularly amazed when my friends and colleagues judge my travels to third-world countries […]

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
creatine, cruise, disaster, fitness, ITS Tactical, masculinity, Nick Tuminello, Ron Avery, supplements, survival, tornado, travel safety, Travis Haley, trigger control View Post

Book Review- “When Disaster Strikes”

I’ve read lots of survival books and this is easily in the top three.  I like its primary focus on natural and man made disasters, which I believe will impact more people than the apocalyptic events that about which most authors write.   The book is a great mix of skills, information, quick tips, lists […]

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, collapse, Matthew Stein, survival View Post

My take on the new Smith & Wesson “Shield”

The latest hoopla in the gun marketing world is today’s introduction of the Smith and Wesson M&P Shield pistol.  The gun is similar to the M&P series pistols, but is slimmer, a single stack, and has a shorter barrel.     From the description on S&W’s website:   “SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 12, 2012) — Smith […]

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
ccw, new guns, Shield, Smith and Wesson View Post

Store Robbery Caught on Video…What NOT to do!

I find it hard to watch the video below…not because it is gory or violent, but because the shopkeeper’s actions are so amazingly inept.  He took an incredible risk for no real return. He’s very lucky he wasn’t killed.   First, go to THIS LINK, watch the video  and read the article. The shopkeeper is […]

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
England, impact weapon, robbery View Post

Two new articles published this week!

Two different articles I wrote were formally published this week.  Check them out if you are interested!   The first was:   “Nine Lessons Learned from the Oikos College Shooting”  Published on The Buckeye Firearms Association Website             The second was:             “Preparing Your Family for Violence“ in […]

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Buckeye Firearms, ccw, concealed carry magazine, family safety, school shootings View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- 4/6/12

Here are a few links to interesting articles I read this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun!  If you have some free time, check them out.   Appropriate Guns and Training -An Interview with Claude Werner Claude is the former lead instructor for the Rogers shooting  […]

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ccw, Claude Werner, concealed carry, diet, fitness, food, Gabe Suarez, mouse guns, non permissive, nuclear, police, Rogers shooting school, shooting, surveillance, workouts View Post

9 Lessons Learned from the Oikos College Shooting

On April 2nd, 2012,  a 43 year old man named One L. Goh opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University.  Mr. Goh was a former student of the college in California.  His rampage resulted in seven people killed and three more wounded.  Six of the seven victims killed were women.  Most had been shot […]

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- 3/30/12

Here are a few links to interesting articles I read this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun!  If you have some free time, check them out.   Stabbing Zombie Heads Many people in the knife industry consider the founder of Cold Steel Knives to be a […]

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Al-Qaeda, ATF, cholesterol, diet, fat, fitness, Hezbollah, knives, poison, stabbing, stretching, terrorism View Post

Do you carry your gun when you are in your home?

Many of my friends are casual gun owners and cops who carry a gun on a daily basis while they are out in public.  Yet as soon as they get home they feel “safe”.  They take off their weapon, stash it in a drawer or safe and relax. What most people don’t realize is that […]

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
concealed carry, guns, home defense, home invasion View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- 3/23/12

Here are a few links to interesting articles I read this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun!  If you have some free time, check them out.     Man Wisdom at the Alpha Persona Blog. As the article says, masculinity is disappearing from our culture.  Here […]

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Weekend Knowledge Dump
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You think you’re having a bad day???

Check out this news article: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20120321/LOCAL07/120329892/1043/LOCAL07   This guy was stabbed, kidnapped and locked into a car that was then driven into a quarry!  He had to hold his breath as the car filled with water and kick out a window to escape.   It’s a horrible story, but it provides some learning points: 1) […]

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice, Tactical Training Scenarios
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School Shooting in France

  http://rt.com/news/france-shooting-school-881/ Not a whole lot of information on this one yet.  Check out the link above for the best report.  School shootings are not solely an American problem.  Every country needs to plan for an event like this.  One thing to note…like many other active killer incidents, the suspect here carried TWO guns.  If […]

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, France, school shootings View Post
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