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.

NRA Suspends NRA-ILA Head Chris Cox

[caption id="attachment_27555" align="aligncenter" width="722"] Chris Cox at the Black Rifle Coffee Company booth at the NRA Convention in Indy. Photo via NRA-ILA Facebook.[/caption] Chris Cox is out. The New York Times reported today that the National Rifle Association has suspended Chris Cox for his role in the Oliver North-led "coup"…

Woman’s gun stops violent ex- when Restraining Order fails

[caption id="attachment_27525" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Oleg Volk photo.[/caption] A Jacksonville, Florida woman didn’t just rely on a temporary restraining order to keep her ex-boyfriend from coming around her residence. No, when her ex- violated the order of protection and broke in through a window just after midnight, the 25-year-old woman had…

Democrat prexy candidates finding that Gun Control doesn’t play all that well in Peoria …or anywhere else

[caption id="attachment_27514" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Eric Swallowswell. AP/Bigstock Photo.[/caption] Don't pity the poor Democrat clown car of candidates wanting the party's nomination to run for President. Coming from deep Democrat strongholds, some believe that aggressive campaigning for gun control will get them the nomination. After all, thoughts of gun confiscations sometimes…

Sigale’s Supreme Court Case Brief Looks Good…

[caption id="attachment_27504" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image via Yelp.[/caption] David Sigale filed his brief yesterday in the Illinois Supreme Court case of Vivian Brown.  Looking it over today, I liked what I saw.  Sigale did a good job, scoring a solid base hit in his effort to overturn the FOID Act for…