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Free Books- Part 326

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 […]

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 26, 2025

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 […]

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Defending Police Departments and Government Buildings from Active Killer Attacks

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. […]

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Don’t Be a Crime Scene Tourist

*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 […]

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 19, 2025

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 […]

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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John Holschen-RIP

  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 or listen to one of his podcast appearances. John was one of the few people on the cutting edge, developing […]

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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The Gas Station Clerk

*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 listen to one of his podcast appearances.  John was one of the few people truly on the cutting edge of […]

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 12, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Backpack Gun Project After Wednesday’s long range assassination is it time to carry a “bag gun?”  Here are some resources to explore. Just remember, in any event like that, cops will be looking […]

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Free Books- Part 325

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 […]

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 5, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Five Harsh Truths About Gunfights “The truth about gunfights will never be comforting. However, understanding and accepting the world as it is rather than how we’d prefer it to be is a big step […]

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Five Parking Lot Precautions

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 before police caught him.    During his flight, he attempted several car jackings and assaulted numerous additional victims.  He dumped […]

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 29, 2025

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 […]

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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SWAT Raid or Home Invasion?

  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 […]

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 22, 2025

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 […]

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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.22s for Self Protection?

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 […]

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 15, 2025

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 […]

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Free Books- Part 324

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 […]

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 8, 2025

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 […]

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Using Blanks in Scenario 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 […]

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Upcoming Classes- August and September 2025

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 […]

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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