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.

SAVE YOUR LIFE: Prevent a Home Invasion 101

by John Boch A Chicago Police detective was present at a recent Chicago Guns Save Life meeting and he passed along some excellent advice on how to reduce your risk of home invasion. The detective said that the preferred modus operandi of most burglars locally was to strike during the…

HOOAH Golfing for Heroes: A huge success

Guns Save Life members have taken a liking to the HOOAH Deer Hunt for Heroes program, a group of people who take wounded soldiers from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and other bases for some "Healing Outside of a Hospital" time as these soldiers are preparing to leave the military and rejoin…

SAVE YOUR LIFE: Your three most vulnerable locations

    by John Boch At a recent Chicago GSL meeting, civilian and law-enforcement firearms instructor Rocco Wlodarek from Black Flag Firearm Training spent a few minutes talking with the audience about three locations we are most vulnerable in our daily lives. Parking lots.  The first location was parking lots…

DISCARDED VALOR: Throwing out service awards

by John Boch We’ve all heard stories of stolen valor where defective, insecure individuals claim to be decorated American servicemen, but who are merely degenerate frauds.  Sadly, I ran across the opposite recently at an estate auction.  I termed it “discarded valor”. It was quickly apparent at this auction that…