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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.
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“TRYIN'”: 52-year-old Robbery Artist gets shot dead. His momma says “He was tryin’ to do better than minimum wage.”

Jan 19, 2016 jboch

  [caption id="attachment_19710" align="alignnone" width="620"] That may have been the case in the 1960s.  Today though, the greatest purveyor of violence is young, black males committing said violence against other young, black males.  Photo via Post-Dispatch[/caption]   It's unknown if Crayton "Big Wes" West was looking for more than cold…

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CHICAGO VIOLENCE: A look at Victims Jan 08-10, 2016

Jan 18, 2016 jboch

[caption id="attachment_19699" align="alignnone" width="600"] Interestingly enough, this incident at the Z&S Liquor store was not included.[/caption]   We love Second City Cop.  They have all sorts of great information from the law-enforcement perspective on current events on the ground in Chicago. They love us too.  You'll notice a link to…