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Posts tagged "ccw"

Your Tactical Training Scenario…Post Office Stabbing

    You are in the Post Office standing in line to mail a package.  When you get to the counter, the Post Office clerk informs you that you need to fill out some more paperwork before mailing your item.  The clerk instructs you to step aside and complete the form.  He then tells you […]

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
ccw, knives, pepper spray, stabbing View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 20, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Perils of Concealed Carry: Remember There’s no Prize for the Fastest Reholster   This is the single most common problem I see with relatively untrained shooters.  They are WAY too casual about […]

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AK-47, ccw, CP Journal, Dave Spaulding, dryfire, exercise, Frank Proctor, gel testing, Hock Hockheim, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Kathy Jackson, knives, Louis Awerbuck, Paul Kirtley, police, psychology, rifles, survival, Survival Mom, targets, training, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 13, 2015

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.     […]

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
3rd world travel, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, diet, dryfire, exercise, fitness, health, history, Hock Hockheim, John Mosby, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, modern service weapons, psychology, robbery, running, scams, survival, travel View Post

Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     I recently completed Massad Ayoob‘s new book Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self Defense.  I enjoyed the book and think it would be a valuable addition to any shooter’s library.  Massad is well known to most shooters and one of the most prolific gun writers in the industry.  […]

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, books, ccw, Legal, Massad Ayoob View Post

Ken Hackathorn’s “Wizard Drill”

 Written by Greg Ellifritz   Legendary trainer Ken Hackathorn requires no introduction.  As a founder of both IPSC and IDPA as well as a contract trainer for elite police and military groups around the world, his expertise is unmatched.  What test does he use to determine if a student is adequately prepared to defensively use […]

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
ccw, Ken Hackathorn, shooting drills View Post

An Interesting Experience at the Shooting Range…

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I posted this little anecdote to my facebook page on Saturday night when I got home from the shooting range, not knowing that it would touch so many people.  Numerous friends asked me to post it up on my site so that it can live in perpetuity and be shared […]

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
ccw, home defense View Post

The Florida Movie Theater Shooting

Written by Greg Ellifritz By now you have all likely seen the news reports detailing the confrontation between a retired police Captain and a person using his cell phone in a Florida movie theater.  The confrontation escalated and the retired cop shot the man after he was attacked.  Interestingly, the entire incident was recorded via […]

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
assault, ccw, less lethal View Post

The Extreme Close Range Shooting Problem

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Tactics and trends change often in the firearms training community.  Some of these changes are positive.  Some amount to little more than a trainer’s attempt to differentiate himself from others in a competitive market by doing something new and different.  The “flavor of the month” trainers are constantly trying to “improve” […]

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, extreme close range, gunfights, police View Post

Lessons Learned from NYPD’s Pharmacy Robbery Shootout

Back in April of last year, a retired NYPD Lieutenant shot and killed an armed robber who was attempting to shoot the three police officers who were trying to apprehend him.   The shooting is unusual for two reasons: One is that the shooter is a RETIRED cop.  He essentially is in the same position […]

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, NYPD, retired, robbery View Post

Judge Not…

  Written by Greg Ellifritz     A lot of my friends are linking to this story about an instructor accidentally shooting a student during a concealed carry class. Most of the comments disparage the instructor and make the assumption that he is a poorly trained, inept, NRA basic handgun instructor. That isn’t the case. […]

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
accidental discharge, ccw 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

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 14th, 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.    AR GAS KEY STAKING     One of the most common functioning problems […]

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, ccw, diet, Disaster Preparedness, economic collapse, FEMA, FerFal, gunsmithing, health, Limatunes, Natural News, sleep, survival, Survival Mom View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 10, 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.   Gun Laws By State   A handy and comprehensive state-by-state reference for travelers.  […]

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, ccw, gun laws, John Farnam, Marcus Wynne, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 27, 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.     Edible Weeds       Some good information on some commonly seen […]

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Bombs, book reviews, ccw, Dave Spaulding, drug smuggling, edible plants, expat chronicles, firearms training, home defense, links, Massad Ayoob, survival, third world travel, training, travel, women's carry View Post

Active Shooter in a Movie Theater

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Because I was out of the country when this event occurred, I am a little late in providing my advice and analysis.  I’ve written quite a number of articles describing how active shooters think and what potential victims should be doing.  I won’t rehash all of that information here.  I’ll […]

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, ccw, ITS Tactical, NOLATAC, police, tactical training, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 20, 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.    Snub Training (2012) – Smith & Wesson K-frames     Michael de Bethencourt […]

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
book reviews, Bradley Steiner, ccw, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Michael deBethencourt, revolvers, speedloaders, survival, WWII Combatives View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 13, 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.     6 Lost Lifts for Complete Strength       Some cool “forgotten” lifts […]

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
assassinations, ccw, Claude Werner, drones, fitness, gun cleaning, mouse guns, revolvers, shootings, terrorism, training, weight lifting View Post

Grocery Store Shootout

Justifiable killing of robber happened so fast store manager needed security video to recall it   Check out this excellent article about a grocery store shooting in Michigan.  This is part of a phenomenal series of articles on the Michigan Live website.  Each article provides exceptionally detailed information on a justified self defense shooting from […]

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, robbery, shooting View Post

The Toronto Mall Shooting- Four Tips for Surviving the Active Shooter

  Active shooter events are not strictly an American phenomenon.  They happen worldwide.  The most recent was last night in a Toronto Canada shopping mall.  An unknown man in the food court shot approximately 15 bullets from a handgun, killing one person and injuring seven others.   There isn’t a whole lot of information available […]

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, Canada, ccw, concealed carry, mall shootings View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 11th 2012

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 this weekend. The Truth About Sub-Compact 1911s While I don’t agree with everything Rob Pincus teaches, on this subject he […]

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ccw, coca, criminology, Grant Cunningham, gun maintenance, gun reviews, Hock Hockheim, psycopathy, Rob Pincus, third world travel, training View Post
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