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Posts tagged "active shooter"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 29, 2013

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.     Six second Reload Challenge That’s fast!     $150 “Common Man” bug […]

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, art of manliness, diet, fitness, psychology, Rory Miller, self defense, survival, terrorism View Post

New Information on Sandy Hook School Shooting

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz The search warrants and inventories of items seized during the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last December have just been released this morning.  As it is essentially “breaking news”, a thorough analysis has not been done.  However, there are a few good articles out there listing some […]

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Inside the Mind of a School Shooter

Written by Greg Ellifritz       This week, a Chardon Ohio teen was sentenced to life in prison  for killing three of his classmates.  No one knows why he did it.  He admits he doesn’t even know why I took a gun to school that day.   What is clear to me is that […]

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 22, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.     Shoulder Pain: Taken Out by the Bum Wing     Great article about […]

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Dan John, diet, fitness, flashlights, Glock, military, school shootings View Post

University of Central Florida Active Shooter- Aborted!

By Greg Ellifritz I’m borrowing the “aborted” terminology from my friend Ron Borsch who has done more research on rapid mass murderers than anyone in history.   What we are talking about is when a shooter plans to kill and his plan is interrupted.  I don’t know if this event would match the strict definition (as […]

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 8, 2013

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.   Why We Are the Even Weaker Sex     “We’re scared of injury, […]

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Glock, health, Karl Rehn, medicine, Michael Janich, police shootings, psychology, rifle, Smith and Wesson, Springfield Armory View Post

An Active Killer’s Obsession

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz     The officials investigating the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December haven’t revealed much information to the public.  Last week, a source leaked an interesting development and that information was published in two different media outlets.  Check out the articles below for more details: Newtown killer likely wanted […]

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 15, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.     5 Wild Edibles which are probably in your back yard.     It’s […]

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, fitness, health, knife, police, psychology, Ron Borsch, survival View Post

Bombs Used by the “Batman” Active Shooter

Written by Greg Ellifritz   In yesterday’s article I wrote about terrorist plans to combine bombing with active shooter teams in order to more effectively target Western tourists in Indonesia.  More specifically, I wrote about terrorist plans to detonate a bomb at the local police station to serve as a distraction before they shot up […]

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
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The Taft Union School Shooting- Lessons for School Staff and Parents

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Last Thursday morning (January 10), a 16-year old student entered Taft Union High School in Taft, California and opened fire with a shotgun.  You may not have even heard the story since only three people were injured before the student gave up his gun.  If you aren’t familiar with the […]

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, school shooting, school violence View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 11, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.   The Evolution of Mindset Training, Part 1     Very interesting history of […]

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Marcus Wynne, mindset, riots, school shootings, Sikh Temple Shooting, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 28, 2012

      Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.     Should We Ice Injuries?     Good article about icing injuries.  […]

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, AR-15, ccw, firearm reviews, gun control, gunsmithing, medicine, rifles, shooting, Smith and Wesson, Todd Green View Post

A Parent’s Guide to School Shootings

  I walked into the high school wearing two guns and a bullet resistant vest.  I had a rifle, six spare magazines, and a ballistic helmet stashed close by in my car.  It was Wednesday, April 21st 1999, the day after what had been the worst school shooting in United States history.  Two high school […]

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, Beslan, Bombs, lockdown, school violence, shooting, terrorism View Post

New “Rapid Mass Murder” Research from Ron Borsch

Written by Greg Ellifritz Cleveland-area police trainer Ron Borsch has been a friend of mine for many years.  Ron has studied the “active killer” phenomena in greater depth than anyone I know.  He recently published his latest statistical analysis of such events.   Ron prefers the more descriptive term of “Rapid Mass Murder” over the […]

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 30, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.   “I Can’t See My Sights!”     One of the most common problems […]

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Bulletproof Executive, diet, Grant Cunningham, mindset, school shootings, sights, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 26, 2012

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.     The Hi-Point Challenge: Completed!     A very brave man decided to put […]

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, exercise, extreme close range, fitness, gunfights, gunsmithing, Hi-Point, Karl Rehn, medicine, terrorism View Post

Critique of the Sikh Temple Shooting Video- Six Points to Ponder

  Yesterday, police officials in Oak Creek Wisconsin released dash cam footage of the Sikh Temple shooting.  The video is quite instructive for both police officers and any armed citizens who might respond to an active shooter event.  Watch the three minute video at the link below:   Sikh Temple incident dash-cam video released   […]

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, church shootings, police shootings, Sikh Temple Shooting View Post

Another Active Shooter Stopped by Citizen Intervention

Most of the Active Shooters who are physically stopped during the commission of their crimes are stopped by courageous citizens, not the police.  Often those events are not well publicized in the media.   The trend continued with a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky last Thursday evening.   A man who was angry at his homeowner’s […]

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 31, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting 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 this weekend.   Sick on the Road? Try the Grocery Store     Effective remedies for […]

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, books, marketing, medicine, psychology, survival, Tim Larkin View Post

Active Shooters and Media Bias

In the past couple weeks there have been numerous media reports about “active shooter” events all around the country.  Almost any time multiple victims are shot, it seems that the media is quick to report that it was an “active shooter”.   We’ve certainly had a couple of legitimate active shooters in the last month, […]

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
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