Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Finding a Handgun Grip that Fits An excellent tutorial on how to properly grip a handgun and what features you should be looking at when purchasing a defensive sidearm. […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Did you see the news last week about the terrorist cell operating in Belgium? They were preparing a terrorist attack in that country and were arrested just a few hours before the start of their attack. How were they going to do it? They had Belgian police uniforms, explosives, and […]
Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Castle Doctrine Fact vs. Fiction Massad Ayoob writes a very comprehensive piece on castle doctrine, focusing on some cases where homeowners thought they were justified to shoot, but were not. Read the article. […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz On Wednesday, January 7, 2014 three masked Islamic terrorists entered the offices of a satire magazine in Paris, France. They used AK-47 rifles and an RPG to kill 10 journalists and two police officers before making their escape. Ten more people were wounded in the attack. According to news sources, […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Western Psychiatric: Stopping An Active Shooter If you are interested in active shooter situations, you’ll want to check out this Ballistic Radio podcast. In it. John Johnston interviews a police officer who […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Gear Review: 5.56 Muzzle Device Shootout For those of you looking for a compensator for your AR-15, this is a comprehensive evaluation of the options on the market. They looked at which one […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Did you hear about the Nigerian Mosque bombing/shooting on November 28th? If not, you’ll want to pay attention. It was one of the most deadly terrorist attacks this year; 120 died and 270 more people were injured. Read about it HERE. The tactics in the attack were simple […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On the day after Thanksgiving, a man used a rifle and improvised explosives to attack four buildings in downtown Austin, Texas. Amazingly, despite firing approximately 200 rounds in about 10 minutes, he didn’t kill or injure anyone. Because no one was injured (it was 2:30 am), the crime received […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. There Is Nothing to Say About Ferguson A lot of folks have contacted me asking for my opinions on the mess that is going on in Ferguson, Missouri. I agree with Aaron’s […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Ferguson National Response Network The grand jury decision from the Ferguson, Missouri police shooting is due out any time…most likely next week. This is a comprehensive listing of the planned protests in the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On Friday, October 24, a 14-year old Freshman student walked into his high school cafeteria and began shooting. He picked a particular table (where his relatives sat) and shot five students, killing four, with a .40 Beretta handgun. Reportedly, all of the victims had been shot in the head or […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz If you’ve missed the news over the last week, on October 22, a homeless, mentally-ill Islamic Jihadist with a crack cocaine addiction fired shots at Ottawa Canada’s war memorial and in the Canadian House of Commons. The killer ran up to two soldiers guarding the Canadian War Memorial and […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Lightning Review: Rogers’ Tap Rack Training Aid This might be a useful piece of gear to pick up if you […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, the FBI released its most recent research report on active shooters in the United States. The 47-page report is quite informative and worth the time to read. The study looks at a very small and well defined subset of mass shootings. According to the publication: “This is not […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz The Washington DC Metropolitan Police issued their final report of the Navy Yard active killer event that took place in their jurisdiction last September. If you are unfamiliar with the incident, here is the description given by the Metro Police: “On the morning of Monday, September 16, 2013, Aaron […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Staying safe while traveling Grant’s advice about travel safety is spot on. I carry a rubber door stop […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On June 6, 2014, a man drove his vehicle up to the front of a Georgia Courthouse. As he drove, he dropped home made spike strips to deflate tires of any responding police officers and then dropped tear gas and smoke grenades to further delay police response. He was […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz On Thursday June 5, 2014, a killer entered the library at Seattle Pacific University. The mentally ill man had stopped taking all of his medications two weeks earlier because he “wanted to feel the hate.” The killer brought a shotgun with him and shot four people, killing one, […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On May, 23, 2014 the City of Isla Vista California endured the rampage of yet another active killer. I’m a little late covering the event, as I was out of the country at the time. Timeliness isn’t all that important in this case, however. The killer here acted in the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz In addition to the two school shootings that were aborted last week, there was another active killer incident in Georgia. Unfortunately, this shooting was not thwarted. It didn’t get much media attention once the reporters found out that the weapon the shooter used was a shotgun, instead of the “assault […]
