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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 11, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Are your schools ready for an active shooter? Some tips for determining if your child’s school is prepared for an active killer attack.     Drop It! This is a skill that you should […]

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 4, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Revisiting The 21-Foot Rule The “21-foot rule” has been widely misunderstood and misapplied in the years since it was first published.  Here is a good discussion of the evolution of this “rule” with links […]

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 20, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Phone Store Employee Smokes Armed Robber There are a lot of very valuable lessons to be learned from this shooting.  I probably wouldn’t have kept shooting as long as our victim here.  With that […]

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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A Critical (but often overlooked) Holster Function

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   While reading my news feeds in the past few weeks, I’ve seen accounts of a couple preventable accidental shootings.  I’d really prefer to see that my readers and students learn to better secure their weapons so that people aren’t injured or killed by unintentional gunfire.  Let’s examine these negligent discharges  […]

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 9, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Anatomy of an Assault: The 5-Step Attack Cycle Steve Tarani identifies the ways criminals evaluate their victims and how they set the victim up for attack.  If you can short circuit the process, you […]

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Ben Stoeger, ccw, Claude Werner, Gary Vaynerchuck, Grant Cunningham, holsters, laser sights, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, optics, Practical Eschatology, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, Steve Tarani, survival, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 2, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Safe, Not Sorry Lessons Read through some of these horrific shooting incidents described by Massad Ayoob.  Don’t expect your gun to immediately incapacitate anyone.     Clawing and Wedging Your Way to Perfect […]

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 21, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   On Being Gray-ish… Michael Bane discusses how to remain the “gray man” while still being prepared for workplace violence.     TFB FIELD STRIP: Mossberg 500 The Firearms Blog recently started posting incredibly valuable videos […]

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 14, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   This guy got lucky. You might not. “Just because it “worked” doesn’t mean it’s worth emulating Let’s look at this incident from a practical standpoint. What if the thief hadn’t obeyed the owner’s commands? […]

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 31, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Heavily Armed Robbers Utilizing Parked Vehicles as New Concealment Tactic A recent robbery trend that you should be aware of.     Prescription For Violence: The Corresponding Rise of Antidepressants, SSRIs & Mass Shootings […]

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 24, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Choosing Your First AR-15: A Practical Guide Very valuable information for those of you contemplating buying your first AR-15 rifle.     Elmer Keith On Combat Quick Draw I love studying the history of […]

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 10, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Criminals Often Carry Ineffectual Guns that are Broken, Unloaded, or Toys An article about the types of guns carried by criminals, including a link and discussion of my research on the topic.     […]

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Drawing Attention Away From Your Concealed Carry Gun

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   There are a lot of folks who say that deep concealment of your carry pistol isn’t necessary.  Those folks will tell you that people aren’t very observant and that most of the humans you encounter as you go about your daily life wouldn’t notice if you were open carrying a […]

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Don’t Dig the Rig- Special Pocket Holster Edition

Written by Greg Ellifritz   When the weather is nice, I like to get out of my police car and do some foot patrols as often as possible. Every day (if calls allow) I’ll do at least one foot patrol around a shopping center, park, or school.   Last week, a school in my patrol […]

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 19, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Active Shooter Medicine: Are Tourniquets as Important as Everyone Thinks? In an active killer event, chest seals may be more important than tourniquets.     Children and Violence 101: Overview “Bottom Line Up front: […]

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 12, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Old and the Bold: Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife A very interesting video series interviewing British WWII vets.  In this episode the veteran being interviewed dishes the dirt on the famed Sykes Fairbairn combat knife.  […]

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Purse Carry

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Let me get this out of the way first.  I am not an expert in the subject of carrying a gun in a purse.  I have never once carried a purse, let alone one with a gun inside.  I probably will never in my life have such occasion to carry a […]

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 29, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Italian Driver Sets School Bus on Fire After Kidnapping Students I bet most of you didn’t hear about this attack.  In Italy, a school bus driver held 51 kids hostage on his bus.  He […]

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Don’t Dig The Rig #21

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.  Real people carry each of these gun and holster combinations.  Unfortunately, some of […]

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 15, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   CHAIR QUAL:Barricade Skills Using a Folding Chair I did this drill for the first time almost 20 years ago in an NRA patrol rifle instructor class taught by the now-departed Clive Shepherd.  I used […]

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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The Serpa Compendium

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I listened to an excellent podcast yesterday.  The episode was from Civilian Carry Radio, discussing an incident where a heroic female security guard stopped an active killer outside of a dance club. The security guard was an Army veteran and had some military firearms training.  She also passed her state armed […]

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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