jboch

https://www.gunssavelife.com/?page_id=68 CCRA/GSL member for 15 years and VP for almost as long. Lead instructor for GSL Defense Training with nearly 15-years experience as a handgun instructor and more recently rifle instructor as well, teaching hundreds of people (kids and adults like) basic firearm safety and handling skills. Editor emeritus of GunNews. Grew up in Hillsboro, IL. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Alumni. Works as an office manager during the day, publication editor at night and firearms instructor on the weekends. Firearm training junkie. Graduate of shooting schools taught by nationally-known instructors Massad Ayoob (Lethal Force Institute, 299/300 qualification score), John Farnam (Defense Training International), Pat Rogers (EAG Tactical), “Sully” Sullivan (Defensive Edge), John Krupa (Spartan Tactical Training Group, class top individual combined skills shooter), Frank Sharp (Fortress Defense), Steve Tarani and classes from numerous other regional and local instructors on firearms and defense topics as diverse as exhibition shooting (shooting trap with a rifle among other fun stuff), defensive knife, speed skills and first aid. United States Rifle Association Certified Instructor, Appleseed Intructor (in training), NRA Certified Rifle, Pistol and Personal Protection in the Home instructor. Teaches primarily with GSL Defense Training, but does 100% volunteer work for USRA, RWVA and the longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camp in the USA, recently promoted to running the pistol line there. Married to guns and firearms training, and enjoys photography, flashlights, amateur radio as hobbies. Shares the home with three furry ferrets and a delightful woman who could do better than John. Terribly unlucky, John has tragically lost most of his guns and ammo in a series of boating accidents.

IL State Rep. Introduces Bill to Revoke Gun Rights for Under 21s, Ban Semi-Auto Rifles, Mags for popular semi-auto handguns & .50s

Low-information voters often elect low-information legislators.  And in other regions of Illinois, we're blessed with some extra "special" legislators.  Like Rep. Bob Morgan, a slick-talking radical Democrat from Deerfield.  On Thursday, he introduced HB-5855 that would ban almost anyone under 21 from owning a gun.  It would also ban America's…

No need to panic, or pack, for now…

[caption id="attachment_32803" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Image via Illinois Policy Institute[/caption] Yes, the Illinois General Assembly leadership see the election returns as some sort of a mandate to continue governing from the hard left. In fact, given the political persuasion of some of the new Illinois House members, the hard left might…

NY Times claims gun rights advocates open carry ‘Suppresses Free Speech’… yet they fail to mention Antifa committing crimes while open-carrying at protests

The New York Times would never fabricate stories or perpetuate a false narrative.  Never.  Except for when they do like in "At Protests, Guns Are Doing the Talking."  Their Democrat operative with a byline "reporter" Mike McIntire claims that pro-gun protesters are using open carry to intimidate others into not…

WEAKSAUCE: Low-T Jimmy Durkin’s Democrat wife pens whiney missive to Chicago Tribune touting his failed leadership

[caption id="attachment_32820" align="alignnone" width="600"] Jim Durkin.  Base image courtesy Illinois Public Radio. Brian Mackey.[/caption] Little Low-T Jimmy Durkin, the state representative who recently resigned his leadership position in the Illinois House is drowning in irrelevancy.  There's no oxygen of publicity for a perennial loser.  Durkin, who angled his way into…