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Posts tagged "John Hearne"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 22, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Ammo Equation: How Much Ammo Do You Really Need? Those of us who have lived through ammo shortages in the past are not surprised that ammunition is getting harder to find and more […]

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22 magnum, Active Self Protection, Alain Burrese, Breach Bang Clear, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Claude Werner, Craig Douglas, firearms training, history, home security, Jerry Miculek, Jocko Willink, John Hearne, John Lott, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, multiple attackers, OC, Pew Pew Tactical, psychology, revolvers, Shivworks, shooting drills, situational awareness, Steve Moses, Swift Silent Deadly, Tier Three Tactical, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 7, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Crazy Guy Beats Officer Over the Head With Pepper Spray! Why I advocate that cops (and anyone else who carries pepper spray) should be exposed to it in training before they have to fight […]

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, body armor, ccw, Cecil Burch, church security, church shootings, Claude Werner, Condition Red Response, firearms cleaning, firearms training, Growing Up Guns, handgun stopping power, John Hearne, Kelly McCann, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, No One Coming, pepper spray, police, revolvers, situational awareness, Spotter Up, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy, Tinker Talks Guns, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 31, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   You Don’t Have to Shoot First; But You Better Do Something! Some of the science involving reaction times relative to defensive shootings.     Vortex Razor HD Gen III 1-10 – Overview with Steve […]

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Ballistic Radio, Breach Bang Clear, David Yamane, diet, dryfire, firearms training, Force Science Institute, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, Jeff Gonzales, John Hearne, Kyle Defoor, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, optics, Paul Carlson, police, police training, Practical Eschatology, shooting drills, Tinker Talks Guns, workplace violence View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 3, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   NO POLITICS Initial Analysis of Murders in White Settlement TX Church Last weekend’s church shooting in Texas has the internet abuzz.  There is quite a bit of bad information regarding the attack floating around […]

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, and Deadly, ccw, Chris Cerino, Claude Werner, crime statistics, firearm maintenance, gelatin tests, ground fighting, history, Hock Hochheim, holsters, John Hearne, Justin Dyal, Legal, Pew Pew Tactical, police training, precision rifle, Rangemaster, shooting drills, shotguns, Silent, statistics, Swift, terroism, travel, women's carry View Post

Taking a Look at the Athens, Georgia Police Shooting

Written by Greg Ellifritz   My cop friends should watch this police body camera video footage. It highlights many of the problems created by poor officer selection practices and subpar training.     What can we do differently to create a better outcome?   – When responding to the call of a man threatening people […]

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
John Hearne, Ken Murray, police shootings, police tactics, police training, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 7, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How To Safely Decock A Revolver A lot of people have never built a skill set involving the safe handling of a revolver.  This is a critical skill to understand and to be able […]

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, appendix carry, carjacking, ccw, Dave Young, David Yamane, dryfire, edible plants, exercise, Glock, Grant Cunningham, ITS Tactical, John Hearne, Kyle Defoor, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, modern service weapons, physical fitness, police, police gunfights, precision rifle, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, robbery, school shootings, Scott Jedlinski, shooting drills, situational awareness, sniper, The Revolver Guy, tourniquets, weapon retention View Post

Eyes Pried Open

This is a guest post from my friend and long time Federal Law Enforcement officer, John Hearne.  John is a gifted instructor and skilled tactician.  In this post, he reviews a book written by a guy who quit the FBI after a couple years of service.  Things seem to keep getting progressively worse.  These are […]

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, FBI, guest author, John Hearne, police View Post

New Dot Torture Variation

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Lots of shooters are familiar with the original Dot Torture shooting drill.  This challenging, one box pistol workout was originally designed by trainer David Blinder and has been popularized on several well known shooting forums.   My friend and super-genius John Hearne created a new version of this popular drill.  […]

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
David Blinder, John Hearne View Post

Straight Talk on Armed Defense

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I just finished reading Straight Talk on Armed Defense, edited by Massad Ayoob.  It’s a great book and I recommend that all of you pick up a copy.   The book is a compilation of self defense advice from 12 different authors, all authorities in their respective fields of study.  […]

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
Craig Douglas, John Hearne, Massad Ayoob, Tom Givens, William Aprill View Post

More on the Body’s “Freeze” Response

A couple weeks ago, I reposted an article summarizing the groundbreaking research John Hearne has done on the body’s “freeze” response in stressful situations.  John is a long time Federal law enforcement officer, firearms trainer for Rangemaster, and one of the most thorough researchers I know.  After publishing the article, John emailed me with some […]

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 30, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Secret to Being a Survivor on the Street: How to Develop a Combatives Mindset A lot of hard won wisdom from Kelly McCann in this article.     Friday Fundamentals (Segment 3) Properly […]

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22 magnum, AR-15, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Gun Nuts Media, impact weapons, John Hearne, Kelly McCann, Ken Hackathorn, Mike Seeklander, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, shotgun View Post

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