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Posts tagged "police"

Criminals and the Guns They Carry

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz   “If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.” Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said this over 2000 years ago in his book The Art of War.  It’s hardly new advice.  Yet it is just as useful now as it was […]

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, concealed carry, criminals, Glock, guns, malfunctions, police, shooting, stopping power View Post

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
Breach Bang Clear, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Dave Spaulding, escape, firearms training, Growing Up Guns, Gun Nuts Media, Jim Cirillo, Legal, Lucky Gunner, police, police shootings, Ralph Mroz, shotguns, survival, travel View Post

“Counterinsurgency”

Written by Greg Ellifritz   First off, let me wish all my American readers a happy Thanksgiving holiday.  I hope you are spending it eating good food and spending quality time with the folks you love.  I’ll be spending my holiday in a police cruiser.  I work all the holidays so that my coworkers with […]

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, books, Dave Spaulding, police, police training, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 20, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   I Used To Hate Shotguns But Now I Don’t Can a small woman shoot a shotgun well?  Read Melody’s article and decide for yourself.  I agree that the shotgun is an under-appreciated weapon.  Shot […]

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, AR-15, Growing Up Guns, Hock Hockheim, James LaFond, knife fighting, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Melody Lauer, police, Prepared Gun Owners, Ralph Mroz, scams, shooting drills, shotguns, survival View Post

Recording the Police- The Unintended Consequences

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was driving my police car last week when I saw a black male in his 60s waiving his arms, frantically trying to flag me down. I stopped the car and walked over to talk to him.   He was doing some remodeling work on a vacant house and was the […]

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 23, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Travis Haley – An Exercise in Compromise Travis Haley talks about the different weapons he carried while fighting in various locations around the world.  An interesting read.     Preparing for an election year […]

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AR-15, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Dave Spaulding, Glock 42, Growing Up Guns, ITS Tactical, James LaFond, John Mosby, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, police, Prepared Gun Owner, purse carry, running, Short Barrel Shepherd, survival, teaching, travel, Travis Haley, women's carry View Post

Helping an Officer in Trouble- Part Two

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   On Monday I wrote and article about How to Help a Cop in a Life-Threatening Struggle.  The article was well received and generated a lot of comments and questions.  One of the most common questions was:   “The article provided good options for an armed individual to assist an officer […]

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 11, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Duty to Not Make S**t Worse “The gun owners making shit worse aren’t fighting terror or tyranny, and they aren’t advancing the cause of gun rights. They’re just making themselves look stupid, and […]

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, Blights and Sirens, concealed carry, economic collapse, Ed's Manifesto, Growing Up Guns, Gun Nuts Media, Hock Hockheim, Jeff Chudwin, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, Massad Ayoob, open carry, police, Practical Eschatology, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, Smith and Wesson, survival, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 28, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Rifle Sling: One, Two Or Three Point? Here is a quick video of the relative advantages and disadvantages of the different types of rifle slings available.  One of my favorite slings is the Blue […]

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Cecil Burch, concealed carry, Dave Spaulding, flashlight tactics, ground fighting, Hock Hockheim, impact weapons, medical skills, medicine, optics, police, police training, Prepared Gun Owner, Recoil Magazine, rifle training, Rob Leatham, Seth Godin, Short Barrel Shepherd, slings, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 7, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   “Having a gun and being armed are two different things.“     Watch this video of two police officers being assassinated. It’s from Venezuela. In that country, gun control makes it impossible for the […]

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Alain Burrese, Claude Werner, communication, crime statistics, Doom and Bloom, Ed's Manifesto, gelatin tests, ground fighting, John Mosby, knife training, Mark Manson, medical skills, police, Rory Miller, shooting drills View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 3, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Beach massacre gunman went back to kill 17 MORE victims The most detailed account I’ve found about the Tunisian active killer who shot tourists on the beach last week.  He was armed […]

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, AK-47, Cecil Burch, Claude Werner, drugs, exercise, firearms training, fitness, Graham Tradecraft, health, Hock Hockheim, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, MDMA, medical skills, point shooting, police, shotguns, survival 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- February 20, 2015

  Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Ambush Fact Sheet A useful piece of information for my cop friends from the IACP.  It’s an analysis of recent ambush attacks on police officers.     Top 10 Ways to Guarantee […]

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ambush, AR-15, body language, carjacking, Cecil Burch, crime statistics, extreme close range, fighting, Forward Observer, Graham Tradecraft, Hock Hockheim, John Mosby, leadership, Massad Ayoob, medicine, police, rape View Post

Shooting Drill- FBI Qualification Test

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   To the amazement of my armed citizen friends, most police qualification courses are little more than a joke.  With a full day’s worth of pistol training, I can get almost everyone to the point where they can pass their state’s police qualification course.  In Ohio, our course is so easy […]

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
concealed carry, FBI, police, qualification, shooting drills View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 13, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Mindset & The Determined Adversary: An LE Training Perspective For my cop friends… “The past history of CONUS active shooter events has typically ended with the shooter committing suicide upon the arrival […]

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, art of manliness, awareness, Claude Werner, dryfire, economics, family safety, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, ITS Tactical, lifestyle, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, Michael Janich, police, psychology, rifle, slings, survival, The Modern Survivalist, Todd Green View Post

Uniformed Terrorists

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Did you see the news last week about the terrorist cell operating in Belgium?  They were preparing a terrorist attack in that country and were arrested just a few hours before the start of their attack.  How were they going to do it?  They had Belgian police uniforms, explosives, and […]

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 16, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Castle Doctrine Fact vs. Fiction Massad Ayoob writes a very comprehensive piece on castle doctrine, focusing on some cases where homeowners thought they were justified to shoot, but were not.  Read the article.  […]

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, exercise, explosives, extreme close range, fitness, Growing Up Guns, Hock Hockheim, John Farnam, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Michael Bane, police, precision rifle, psychology, rifles, sniper, survival, terrorism, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 2, 2015

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Western Psychiatric: Stopping An Active Shooter If you are interested in active shooter situations, you’ll want to check out this Ballistic Radio podcast.  In it. John Johnston interviews a police officer who […]

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, diet, economics, firearm maintenance, gelatin tests, health, Hock Hockheim, Larry Vickers, laser sights, police, rifle, slings, Smith and Wesson, Tom Givens View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 19, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Gear Review: 5.56 Muzzle Device Shootout For those of you looking for a compensator for your AR-15, this is a comprehensive evaluation of the options on the market. They looked at which one […]

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, AR-15, concealed carry, crime statistics, defensive tactics, drugs, Grant Cunningham, health, Hock Hockheim, John Lott, Ken Hackathorn, knife fighting, Limatunes, medicine, Michael Janich, police, Recoil Magazine, reloading, revolver, teaching, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 12, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Kahr CW9 200 Yard Shot I find that the technique of “shooting out of the notch” to be much more reliable than merely “aiming high” for long distance handgun shooting.  As you […]

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR-15, awareness, ballistics, Claude Werner, exercise, firearms training, gelatin tests, holsters, John Mosby, Kyle Lamb, Limatunes, long distance shooting, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Max Velocity Tactical, mental preparation, modern service weapons, physical fitness, police, psychology, scams, terrorism, weapon malfunctions View Post
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