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Posts tagged "police shootings"

When Cops Shoot an Unarmed Kid

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last year, there was a high profile shooting outside of a juvenile courtroom in my county.  While details are still somewhat sketchy, it seems that a deputy sheriff working security for the court was attacked by one of the juvenile offenders appearing in the courtroom.  Members of the juvenile criminal’s […]

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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When Misses Hit- A Look at Real World Backstop Issues

Written by: Greg Ellifritz “It is wonderful, in the event of a street fight, how few bullets seem to hit the men they are aimed at.”– Theodore Roosevelt   The most recent study on police hit rates found that only 35% of police rounds fired in gunfights hit the intended target.  That statistic is surprising […]

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Police Shootouts (WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE)

Written by Greg Ellifritz Tom Givens, firearms trainer and owner or Rangemaster Shooting School made an important observation in a recent class I attended.  To paraphrase, Tom said “The average person gets most of his education about firearms and gunfights from television and the movies.”   It’s an important idea…and it’s important that we as […]

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 4, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Plenty of Americans Innocently Defend Themselves with Guns Defensive gun use without firing a shot is far more common than what most people assume.  The original research paper has been pulled off at least […]

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 16, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.     Your “Tactical Tampon” is Useless for Life-Threatening Hemorrhage All of you who carry tampons for “packing gunshot wounds” are completely delusional. Read this article and find out why tampons are inadequate wound packing […]

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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The New Normal in Police Tactics

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   If you are at all interested in police training (or in seeing how poorly trained many cops are), you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes reading this article and watching the two videos contained within.   Video shows Florida deputy fatally shooting man who was in a […]

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Do You Carry a Backup Gun?

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I’ve had a busier than normal month in my cop job resulting in numerous trips to take prisoners to the county jail.  If you don’t know, not even cops can carry their guns inside a secure holding facility.  It is the ultimate “gun free zone.”  Since cops are outnumbered by […]

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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The Philando Castile Shooting and Some Advice for My Cop Readers

Written by Greg Ellifritz This week, a Minnesota jury acquitted officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of motorist Philando Castile.  This was a controversial police shooting that probably didn’t have to happen.  I would encourage all of you to watch the recently released dash cam footage of the shooting if you have not done […]

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 8, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Back-up Iron Sights Buyer’s Guide All of my red dot equipped fighting rifles have backup iron sights.  Yours should too.     Defensive Shooting Myths and Misconceptions: “I shoot that gun really well.” A […]

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 27, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Lumens Matter, But they Don’t Some incredibly sensible information about flashlight selection from Dave Merrill.     Take Instructor Gun Recommendations with a Tactical Grain of Salt Mark makes some excellent points in this […]

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 4, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How to Avoid Getting Pickpocketed A comprehensive guide to pickpocketing tactics.  Pay extra attention to all of the distractions listed in the article.  Those are the ones that tend to be very successful against […]

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 5, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Massad Ayoob’s Concealed Carry Tips and Techniques Mas Ayoob discusses how to effectively carry a pistol in appendix or crossdraw positions.     When Six Is Not Enough – Myths of […]

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 10, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Q-Tips: An alternate way to install an AK cover   John Benner from TDI showed me this method of replacing the dust cover on an AK many years ago.  I’ve used it […]

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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The 2013 LEOKA Report- Studying the Cop Killers

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     The FBI recently released its annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report.  According to the FBI webpage:     “The FBI publishes Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted each year to provide information about officers who were killed, feloniously or accidentally, and those officers who were assaulted while […]

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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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
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The York County Sheriff’s Office Shooting

Written by Greg Ellifritz   A reader recently sent me a link to the video of a tragic police shooting and asked for my take on the matter.  In the video, the officer pulled a man over for a traffic violation.  The man got out of the car and reached inside for a walking cane. […]

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Reader Questions
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 10, 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.     It Happened To Me – Fire and Blades     Summary of an amazing fight where a U.S. […]

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 2, 2013

  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.   Thinking about money   Seth Godin is a business genius.  He drops some knowledge bombs here.   Men […]

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 14, 2013

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.     No Guarantee More Gun Laws Will Prevent Next Newtown Tragedy “How do you solve a problem like mass […]

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 8, 2013

    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.   Why We Are the Even Weaker Sex     “We’re scared of injury, […]

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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