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.

MOONBATTERY: Ban water guns! Really.

"Popsugar" published the latest dash of lunacy from the left.  Check this out: Why Kids Should Never Play With Water Guns. Period. May 17, 2017 by Lauren Levy My mom was pretty relaxed during our childhood and only had a few nonnegotiable, never ever going to change, concrete rules. Her…

WELCOME TO CHICAGO: We’ll take your car.

[caption id="attachment_23956" align="alignnone" width="610"]Police and fire personnel on the scene of a carjacking Tuesday at 1:43 am at 2201 S. Wabash Ave. A man was shot and his BMW was taken. | Network Video Productions[/caption] Got a nice, high-end ride? The gang bangers in Chicago want to catch up with…

IT WASN’T JUST SPRINGFIELD & ROCK RIVER: Downstate Democrat Senators sold us out on Dealer Licensing Vote last month

[caption id="attachment_23928" align="aligncenter" width="600"]Senator Scott Bennett had an NRA A-rating before selling out gun owners in voting for gun rationing, universal background checks, and gun dealer licensing. He probably won't worry about getting any "A" grades from NRA in the future.[/caption] So everyone is asking what happened with the Illinois…