Greg Ellifritz

@GregEllifritz

Tactical firearms and combatives instructor

Joined September 2012

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 26

Ambush Prevention Strategies for Patrol Officers activeresponsetraining.net/ambush-prevent…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Written by: Greg Ellifritz After seeing the two Ohio officers recently shot from ambush, I decided to re-print this piece. While I primarily wrote this article for police patrol officers, it has a...

Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 25

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 25, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 50 Best Tactical Blogs and Websites in 2025 I didn't think that there were

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 24

John Benner 1947-2025 activeresponsetraining.net/john-benner-19…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. The world lost a great trainer yesterday. John Benner, founder of The Tactical Defense Institute, died after a long struggle with prostate cancer. TDI put out this notice: "It is with

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 18

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 18, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Beretta 1301 Tactical: Still the Best After 10 Years? Excellent information about my...

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 17

Free Books- Part 323 activeresponsetraining.net/free-books-par…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. 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

Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 11

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 11, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Striker Fired Guns Should Probably Not Be Carried AIWB. If you have ever attended

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 8

Prime Day Deals 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/prime-day-deal…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Today and tomorrow are this year's "Prime Days" on Amazon.com. For members of their excellent "prime" service, they are discounting thousands of items site wide. It's kind of like the sales you...

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 7

Weapon "Brandishing" activeresponsetraining.net/weapon-brandis…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. A few weeks ago the crew from CCW Safe interviewed me for their podcast on display of defensive weapons versus criminal "brandishing." In the interview, I describe a couple cases I worked as a

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 4

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 4, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jul 3

Free Books- Part 322 activeresponsetraining.net/free-books-par…

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jun 27

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 27, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Vang Comp Thunderstick Summit 2025 Open enrollment registration for the best shotgun...

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jun 23

New Podcast Interview activeresponsetraining.net/?p=43407

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jun 19

Free Books- Part 321 activeresponsetraining.net/free-books-par…

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jun 13

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 13, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The world is getting a bit spicy again. Dozens of large protests are scheduled

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jun 6

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 6, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Critical Incidents! John Farnam's commentary about last week's terrorist attack in...

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · Jun 5

Free Books- Part 320 activeresponsetraining.net/free-books-par…

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · May 30

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 30, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. “Scan and Assess” Seeing Beyond the Bang "Shooting is a mechanical skill. Staying alive

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · May 23

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 23, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Traffic and Truth What's going on with the move to change the regulations

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · May 22

Free Books- Part 319 activeresponsetraining.net/free-books-par…

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Greg Ellifritz@GregEllifritz · May 16

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 16, 2025 activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowle…

GregEllifritz's tweet card. 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

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