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Posts tagged "ccw"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 24, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   My Revolver Stopped Revolving Contrary to popular belief, revolvers can “jam” too.  And when they do, they generally need tools and a gunsmith to fix.     A Post On Situational Awareness Training Marcus Wynne […]

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, appendix carry, AR-15, Bombs, building search tactics, ccw, Chuck Haggard, church shootings, crime statistics, exercise, LDK, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, medical skills, psychology, revolvers, Ryan Holiday, Short Barrel Shepherd, situational awareness, terrorism, Tony Blauer View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 17, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The T.A.B.B.E. Test – Erik Kondo This seems like a reasonable metric with which to judge the merits of a particular fighting technique.     Can Loaded Magazines Stop Bullets or Increase the Effectiveness […]

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR-15, Ballistic Radio, body armor, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Conflict Research Group, Dan John, Dave Grossman, edible plants, exercise, flashlights, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, Jeff Gonzales, leadership, Lucky Gunner, Pew Pew Tactical, police, revolvers, Richard Nance, rifles, Rory Miller, Sherman House, snubnose, Tamara Keel, terroism, third world travel, women's carry View Post

Don’t Dig the Rig #14

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG.  It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices.   A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured.  All are carried by someone.  Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Concealed Nation, Fobus, holsters, Taurus View Post

Purse Carry, CCW, and Police Interactions

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’ve heard some true horror stories about traffic stop interactions between cops and people with concealed carry handgun licenses.  To be honest, while I occasionally hear about CCW carriers doing stupid things from my cop friends, I hear far more stories from my gun students about police officers acting paranoid […]

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, police View Post

Equally Lumpy on Both Sides

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared the writing of Henry, the old man from Tennessee.  After several of you have requested more from Henry, I decided to share this post.   Henry has written several articles for my site in the past (look at the bottom of the post for links to his other articles).  […]

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, guest author, Henry, pocket carry, revolvers View Post

How to Survive a Terrorist Vehicle Attack

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’m mixing it up for you a little bit on this Monday morning.  Instead of a text article, I’m sharing some good advice via audio.  Carrie Lightfoot from the Women’s Gun Show podcast interviewed me a couple weeks ago.  We had a great conversation about best practices for responding to […]

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
active killer, active shooter, ccw, terrorism, The Well Armed Woman View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 6, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Should Cops Make Limb Shots? Yes, Actually This article will likely make most cops apoplectic. That’s OK. They should read it anyway. While I doubt the “average” cop has the skill and mindset to […]

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AR-15, Breach Bang Clear, burglary, Carry Trainer, ccw, Cecil Burch, criminology, flashlight tactics, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, John Farnam, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, pets, police, research View Post

Deep Concealment Options for the “Non-Permissive Environment”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last weekend I enjoyed the days off from my police and teaching jobs by going to a couple of concerts.  I really enjoy seeing live music, but I don’t enjoy the “security” ordeals at most live music venues.  One of the venues I attended did patdown searches.  The other used […]

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Gear Reviews
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Don’t Dig the Rig #13

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG.  It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices.   A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured.  All are carried by someone.  Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Concealed Nation, holsters View Post

Don’t Dig the Rig #12

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG.  It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices.   A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured.  All are carried by someone.  Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Concealed Nation, holsters View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario…Someone is Following Me

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Have you ever thought about what you would do if you noticed someone following your vehicle?  It’s a pretty common scenario and most people have thought about it. You probably know enough not to lead the suspicious person back to your home.  That’s a good start.  But unfortunately, that […]

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 1, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Start Shooting Better: Dot Torture Drill A drill I shoot at least once a month.  It’s excellent for refining trigger control.  This article explains how I use the same drill described in the link […]

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, ccw, CP Journal, crowd violence, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, Glock, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, ISIS, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, sights, Steve Tarani, Tamara Keel, terrorism, vehicle attacks View Post

Don’t Dig the Rig #11

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG.  It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices.   A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured.  All are carried by someone.  Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Concealed Nation, holsters View Post

Don’t Dig the Rig #10

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG.  It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices.   A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured.  All are carried by someone.  Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Concealed Nation, holsters View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 7, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   WHAT COPS KNOW A long form article that gives the reader an accurate perception of the kinds of things big city cops do on a daily basis.     Situational Awareness In Terrorist Age Worthwhile […]

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Blue Sheepdog, ccw, Claude Werner, drugs, home security, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Melody Lauer, police, revolvers, riots, situational awareness, travel, travel safety, verbalization View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump-June 30, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Lights On Carry Guns? I don’t think you always need a light on your concealed carry pistol.  When one looks at the types of attacks that happen in public places, attacks seldom happen in […]

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Andrew Bawidamann, Andrew Branca, Annette Evans, AR-15, ccw, civilian gunfighter, drugs, economics, gelatin tests, Gun Free Zone, holsters, Jeff Cooper, Jeff Gonzales, Legal, medical skills, physical fitness, psychology, Rory Miller, Short Barrel Shepherd, Tamara Keel, tourniquets, women's carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 16, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How to use Tactical reticles More information than you would ever need about scope reticles.  This article explains the difference between Mils and MOA if that topic confuses you.     US Knife Laws […]

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ambush, Antifragile Training, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, drugs, escape, holsters, Karl Rehn, Lee Aldridge, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Melody Lauer, optics, physical fitness, police, Primary and Secondary, psychology, SWAT magazine, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy View Post

#DontDigTheRig- Part 9

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG.  It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices.   A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured.  All are carried by someone.  Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
1911, ccw, Concealed Nation, holsters View Post

The Portland Train Stabbings

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Undoubtedly, by now you’ve seen or heard about the stabbing incident in Portland last week.  If you aren’t familiar with the case, click this link for a description.   In essence, a man who appears to be mentally ill begins screaming at and insulting two teenage Muslim (one was wearing […]

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, knife attack, stabbing, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 26, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Stealth Travel “We should always do the legal thing, we should always do the moral thing, we should always do the right thing – but above all, we should do the SMART thing. With […]

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Concealed Nation, Craig Douglas, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, history, home defense, Lucky Gunner, multiple attackers, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, survival blog, terrorism View Post
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