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.

SUPPRESSOR BILL DROPPED: SB-50. Call your legislators.

  Today, Senator William Haine (D-56) introduced SB-50, a bill to legalize suppressors for Illinois residents. The NRA-ILA had this to say earlier on Tuesday, Jan. 10th: Today, the Illinois General Assembly was expected to consider Senate Bill 206, legislation that sought to legalize the possession and use of suppressors…

ACTION ALERT: Make calls, witness slips

If you have a Democrat Illinois State Senator, call them Monday and urge them to support SB-206.  Make that call.  Many of the Democrat senators are undecided and your calls and contacts will make a difference. We've got some Illinois State Senators in particular who need some iron supplements to…

GO FIGURE: Baltimore suffering from a lack of cops

Baltimore's losing cops due to retirements and resignations (and let's not forget, politically-motivated prosecutions).  Now the police union has sounded the alarm to local media, calling it a "crisis" and "dire". Go figure.  Decent people unwilling to risk their families' lives, and well-being in the risky job of policing neighborhoods…