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Posts tagged "pepper spray"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 13, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Double taps: please, no! Why firing two shots on one sight picture may not be the best tactic.     Family Safety Jeff Gonzales talks about some considerations should things kick off when you are […]

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, backup gun, Caleb Causey, carjacking, Chuck Haggard, family safety, Grant Cunningham, Jeff Gonzales, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Melody Lauer, Mike Seeklander, pepper spray, police, Ralph Mroz, Recoil Magazine, Richard Nance, training, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 25, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Living With Violence This is a podcast interview with Gavin de Becker.  Mr. de Becker wrote one of the most influential books ever published in the field of self protection.  In this interview he […]

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, body language, civilian gunfighter, Doom and Bloom, Gavin De Becker, Jerking the Trigger, medical skills, optics, pepper spray, police, psychology, revolvers, Short Barrel Shepherd, sights, Tamara Keel, travel View Post

When the Criminal is Armed with Pepper Spray

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   It finally happened.  After nearly 21 years of police work, a couple weeks ago I was threatened by a person wielding pepper spray.  I’ve sprayed lots of criminals over the years and been sprayed by some errant shots from other cops on the street, but that was the first time […]

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Legal, pepper spray, police View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 6, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   AR Lower-Receiver Build: Trigger Group Installation The most common home gunsmithing project I see my students take on with their AR-15 rifles is a trigger replacement.  A good match trigger (I like the Geissele) […]

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Adaptive Defense Concepts, AR-15, awareness, diet, economic collapse, gel testing, Gun Nuts Media, gunsmithing, James LaFond, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, optics, Paul Sharp, pepper spray, Practical Eschatology, Rangemaster, rifles, scopes, survival, teaching, terrorism View Post

Fighting Through Pepper Spray

Written by: Greg Ellifritz In case you missed it, a deranged suspect attempted to commit mass murder at a Tennessee movie theater yesterday.  The suspect initiated his attack in the theater by using pepper spray against several people.  As they became disoriented from the effects of the spray, he began hacking at them with an […]

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, pepper spray View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 22, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     11 Ways To Survive A Media Shitstorm If you are a police officer involved in a publicized controversial arrest or if you are an armed citizen who prevails over a criminal […]

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, ammunition, ballistics, Claude Werner, Dave Spaulding, drugs, escape, gel testing, gelatin tests, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, Hock Hockheim, home security, knives, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, pepper spray, psychology, restraints View Post

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- October 3, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Lightning Review: Rogers’ Tap Rack Training Aid This might be a useful piece of gear to pick up if you […]

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, active killer, active shooter, ballistics, Claude Werner, cover, dryfire, firearms training, flashlight tactics, Gabe Suarez, gangs, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, handgun stopping power, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, pepper spray View Post

The Georgia Courthouse Shooting

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   On June 6, 2014, a man drove his vehicle up to the front of a Georgia Courthouse.  As he drove, he dropped home made spike strips to deflate tires of any responding police officers and then dropped tear gas and smoke grenades to further delay police response.   He was […]

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, pepper spray, police gunfights, police shootings View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 30, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Victim: ‘I thought he would let me buy a cigarette and he stabbed me’ My guess is that […]

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
art of manliness, Ernest Langdon, evasion, fitness, health, Jeff Gonzales, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, motorcycle, pepper spray, police, police training, reloading, rifles, Sage Dynamics, survival, Survival Mom View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 11, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Extreme Close Quarters Chris Fry posts an excellent article detailing the unique problems one has to be prepared for […]

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, ammunition, concealed carry, Dave Spaulding, extreme close range, language, Massad Ayoob, modern service weapons, pepper spray, snubnose, travel View Post

Pepper Spray/Mini-Baton Class Scheduled in Columbus

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Charlie Bravo Six is hosting me in March for a four hour combination pepper spray and mini baton class.  This is the ultimate class for anyone looking to hone his or her less lethal weapons skills.  It’s also ideal for spouses who may not be in to guns or high […]

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Your Tactical Training Scenario- Naked Attacker

Written by Greg Ellifritz     My Facebook and email accounts blew up last week with folks sending me the link to this story and asking for comments.  If you haven’t seen the story, a naked man accosted several people in a San Francisco BART station before police arrived and he was arrested.  The entire […]

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
concealed carry, less lethal, pepper spray View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 21, 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.   11 Ways A Condom Can Save Your Life     This is […]

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, Dave Spaulding, fitness, knife, knife fighting, Michael Janich, pepper spray, stopping power, survival, travel safety View Post
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