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.

GSL Meetings Cancelled in MAY.

Guns Save Life has cancelled its May series of meetings across Illinois.  Yes, because of the Coronavirus situation.  So sit back with a beverage of your choice and try to catch a relaxing evening when you would have attended a GSL event.  If you don't have your copy of GunNews…

SORRY. VERY heavy traffic leading to errors.

Guns Save Life's website is groaning mightily under a deluge of very heavy traffic from stories this week.  The post about the Governor setting loose thousands of prison inmates served as the final straw that broke the camel's back.  Or the bridge deck, depending on your point of view. We…

CENSORSHIP REIGNS: Facebook throttles GSL bigly

We at Guns Save Life have known that Facebook has increasingly throttled our posts for several years now.  However, some recent stories have shown us just how brazen Facebook's big tech censorship has become. Ten years ago, when we posted something at Facebook, we would reach two to three thousand…