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.

Preparedness pays off when six home invaders strike

Life is hard, but life is harder when you do dumb stuff.  Like the six aspiring entrepreneurs in Oceanside, California.  Forget the boring old path of staying in school, studying hard, graduating, and landing an actual paycheck as part of building a career.  Work is for chumps, you know. No,…

Complex Terror Attacks: Tips for the armed (and unarmed) citizen

In an era of increasingly complex terror attacks—vehicle rammings followed by explosions and coordinated gunfire—preparation can mean the difference between life and death for you and your family. Keith Graves’ powerful new piece, “Surviving a Complex Terror Attack,” delivers straight-talk, practical wisdom every survival-minded reader needs. Drawing from real-world threat…

GSL Chicagoland Meeting THIS SUNDAY!

BIG NEWS, FREEDOM FIGHTERS! Guns Save Life Chicagoland is LEVELING UP! Buckle up, because we’re charging into an epic new home that’s way cooler, way more fun, and—best part—comes without soul-crushing rental fees! No more budget drama; just pure, unfiltered Second Amendment awesomeness! We’re rolling up to the Main Street…