Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Baggage Claim Ed talks about some of the dangers present in the baggage claim area of a third world airport. He’s right. Lots of shady characters hang out there. Be careful. Two more tips: […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Lauren and I spent last week on a short vacation. Our primary destination was Cuba, where we spent four days in Havana. As there are no direct flights for tourists from the USA, we had to catch a flight from Cancun, Mexico. Since we both love the beach there, we […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Vision, Perception, Combat, and Court How cognitive perception interferes with your ability to see motorcycles on the road and additional attackers in a gunfight. Self-Defense Law: The 5 Elements for Justified Use […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Beginner’s Guide to CCW: Arm yourself with knowledge Arm yourself with knowledge. Are you a CCW permit holder who wants to learn more about protecting yourself? Tim lists a very complete list of […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you noticed some of the recycled content last week, it was because I was traveling again. We wanted to get away from the cold weather, so we took a short trip down to South America. Brazil is one of my favorite countries and I absolutely love Rio de Janeiro. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Ultimate Guide To Glock Preventative Maintenance and Scheduled Parts Replacements If you own a Glock, you should be reading this article. It provides a very detailed series of instructions in order to strip […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Officer Involved Shooting Shows How Quickly a Gunfight Develops Police shoot another unarmed man. Watch the video. Tell me you wouldn’t have done the exact same thing. Keep this in mind when you hear […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz In case you missed the news, on Monday evening a bomb was detonated in a popular tourist area in Bangkok, Thailand. On one of my trips there, I stayed in the neighborhood where the bombing occurred. You may not care about what happens in a country thousands of miles […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you noticed the lighter posting schedule during the past couple weeks, it’s because I’ve been traveling. I went down to Peru for two weeks. I had visited Peru about 10 years ago and have already done all of the normal tourist activities like hiking the Inca trail, visiting […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 11 Things I Learned From Working In Social Media Alternate title: “Why stupid people drive me insane.” Former Cop Shares Lessons on Deadly Force I like it when I see cops […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read this article. In last week’s Tunisian attack, the first cop who arrived refused to go after the killer because he (the cop) wasn’t wearing body armor (which likely wouldn’t have stopped an AK round anyway). A man who worked at the hotel beach activities stand took the cop’s gun and […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Although it went virtually unmentioned in the US national media, ISIS perpetrated a vicious massacre against members of a different Islamic sect in Pakistan last week. The terrorists targeted a bus full of Shiite Muslims on their way to a community center. Six terrorists used motorcycles to ride along side the […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz A quick little travel narrative for you today… Lauren and I had a few days of vacation planned last week. Our goal was to get to Cuba, but it’s difficult to arrange a flight. There aren’t any direct flights out of America for tourists, so we would have to fly […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Carrying a Handgun – Separate Facts From Fallacies Some words of wisdom from the legendary Pat Rogers. The brutal consequences of a street fight Wim Demeere’s breakdown of a […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Enroll in Ohio Firearm Training Events Buckeye Firearms Association is the premier gun rights advocacy group in Ohio. They host me and several other instructors to teach classes as fund raisers […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The 4 Things to Look for in a Folding Knife Some good features to look for in a defensive folding knife. To Punch or Palm Strike Hock shares some […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Lowlight dryfire practice The Tactical Professor shares how to integrate a flashlight into your dryfire practice. 12 Survival Lessons from Ukraine What can we learn from the fighting in Ukraine? […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz In last weeks’ article, I talked about the common guns I see carried all around the world. As a traveler, since you aren’t likely to be able to legally acquire firearms overseas, this continuation of last week’s theme covers some of the weapons you ARE able to carry. When […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week I took a short trip to the Dominican Republic. My trip prompted some friends to ask me how I planned on protecting myself in a third world country where it is illegal for me to carry a firearm. I’ve spent an average of at least six weeks a […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Did you hear about the Nigerian Mosque bombing/shooting on November 28th? If not, you’ll want to pay attention. It was one of the most deadly terrorist attacks this year; 120 died and 270 more people were injured. Read about it HERE. The tactics in the attack were simple […]
