Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 5 Things to Consider When Carrying a Handgun in Your Vehicle Most of you carry guns. Most of you spend a lot of time behind the wheel of a car. Sensible folks will attempt […]| Active Response Training
Last week, a Houston resident foiled a home invasion attempt by a couple criminals trying to impersonate the police. According to the news article: “Police said the men told the homeowner they were serving a warrant. They were wearing bullet-proof vests, had badges around their necks and were wearing ski masks.” The […]| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Myth Of The Perfect Gun Gunsite Rangemaster Lew Gosnell discusses this important issue. Is Corrosive Ammo Bad (or Actually Okay)? After action gun procedures should you fire corrosive ammo. Teaching […]| Active Response Training
While researching articles for this week’s edition of the Weekend Knowledge Dump, I found so much good .22 content that it merited its own post. Let’s start with the article titled: The “Defensive” .22 I suppose I’ve been a fan of the .22s for self defense far longer than most. Interestingly enough, the gun […]| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. After Action Report: Knife Defense for Instructors with Greg Ellifritz Thanks to Justin for the excellent review of my new defensive knife instructor class. If you are interested in the class, this article gives […]| Active Response Training
Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website. You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day. These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How I reclaimed the largest homeless encampment in Oregon The reality of homelessness and some things most of us don’t think about. WiFi jammers and school security tech We know that higher […]| Active Response Training
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, two deputies in South Carolina were shot in a training exercise. The exercise controller loaded breaching rounds into the training shotgun thinking that they were blanks. Last year a soldier was shot in a training exercise when someone mistook a live round of ammunition for a […]| Active Response Training
Here’s what I have scheduled for August and September this year. My next open enrollment classes will be held at Karl Rehn’s place east of Austin, Texas. This coming weekend I have two classes. Both are indoor classes held in the air conditioning. Both classes are a little over half full and still have […]| Active Response Training
Last week, two deputies from South Carolina were shot during a police training scenario. Those of us in the training business have noticed a dramatic increase in the numbers of officers injured or killed during their mandated department training sessions. There have been a rash of police training injuries and deaths in the last […]| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Evolution of Law Enforcement Revolver Training An interesting look at how we got| Active Response Training
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Greg Ellifritz is Active Response Training's President and primary instructor. Greg recently retired after serving 25 years as a police officer. During his tenure, Greg spent 13 years as the full-time tactical training| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Which Shot Timer Should You Buy? I hope all of you own a shot| Active Response Training
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Written by: Greg Ellifritz I've been interested in firearm stopping power for a very long time. I remember reading Handguns magazine back in the late 1980s when Evan Marshall was writing articles about| Active Response Training
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I travel by air quite a bit. Last year I took 49 flights with guns. In the four years since my police retirement, I've flown with firearms over 250 times.| Active Response Training
Have you ever considered the difference between being in a dangerous situation and being in one where you have limited response options? I think a lot of us in the gun/self-protection world get those| Active Response Training
