Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Short Barreled Rifles vs Pistol Braces A high quality analysis of the issues involved| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Weaver vs. Picatinny: What’s the Difference? The two most commonly available optics rails and| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. EVERYDAY RIGS – Gunsite’s Professionals Talk About Their Carry Holsters and Guns I teach| Active Response Training
Written by: Greg Ellifritz As of today, every state in the USA has some type of provision to allow citizens obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun while engaged in lawful activity. In| Active Response Training
Written by Greg Ellifritz Recently in my city, a man carrying his infant child in a car seat was accosted by an armed robber. The robber demanded the victim's wallet. The victim| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Down And Dirty – American Handgunner Ken Hackathorn’s thoughts on shooting from the ground. New Edition of the Ranger Handbook Many of you will find this to be useful reading. Opens to […]| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Champion: Remembering Marty Hayes We lost yet another firearms instructor this week. Marty Hayes (founder of Firearms Academy of Seattle and ACLDN) dies in his sleep a few days ago. Besides Marty, this […]| Active Response Training
Amazon had such success with its Prime Days earlier this year that they decided to run some promotions again. Here are some of the current best bargains I've found on items I think my audience| Active Response Training
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Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror Revisited — Citizen-Defender Feeling like the world is getting a bit crazy right now? You might want to read and heed Murph’s advice. Staging Your […]| 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 free App on your phone or personal computer. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Franklin Armory KILLS the NFA SBR Rule with Antithesis The big news in the gun industry this week is how Franklin Armory beat the ATF by using their own word games against them. I’m […]| Active Response Training
Written by: Greg Ellifritz You’ve probably seen the news about the sniper attack on an ICE detainment facility in Dallas this morning. A different ICE facility was attacked by 10 people back in July. I’ve been predicting an increase in this type of attack since we first started seeing them ramping up in 2020. […]| Active Response Training
*In the last couple weeks, most of you have likely witnessed video of at least two murders (Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska). I intentionally avoided watching both videos. Do you think it’s good for our psychology that we are able to witness countless murders with the click of a mouse or a swipe of our […]| Active Response Training
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Shooting Strong with Changing Vision Is your vision changing? If so, this article from Tatiana Whitlock provides you with a few options to adjust. You might also like her article on Strong Hand Only […]| Active Response Training
My long time friend John Holschen died last Thursday morning. He was one of the rare intellectuals in the firearms/self defense training world. I never missed an opportunity to take one of John's classes| Active Response Training
*My long time friend John Holschen died last Thursday morning. He was one of the true intellectuals in the firearms/self defense training world. I never missed an opportunity to take one of John's classes or| Active Response Training
On August 11, 2025, a man fired 40 shots in a North Austin Target store parking lot, killing three people. After shooting, he fled the scene and was on the run for almost an hour| 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
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
