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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.
The Chicago Tribune released their endorsements in the State Senate race. We must say, we’re hardly a fan of the Tribune. We’ll let you evaluate their metric for the determination as described: 52nd District: We endorsed Sen. Michael Frerichs in 2006 and 2010, and he has done some estimable work on complicated issues. The...
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Bitter over at Shall Not Be Questioned noticed an absence of Dennis Henigan from the Brady Campaign lineup at a liberal fete televised on C-SPAN. She thought that terribly disrespectful until after doing some digging, she discovered Dennis is now working for an anti-tobacco lobby group now. It would seem that after twenty-odd...
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Our friends over at Second City Cop are reporting cancellation of time off for the period 24 hours before and after Election Day 2012 and speculation is that it’s early preparation for potential unrest should President Obama be defeated in his re-election campaign. SCC also makes the note that only one side is...
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by Skip Coryell (Human Events.com) – A few weeks ago, the lights in my house flickered, came back on, then died. The temperature was 32 degrees outside, and it was getting dark fast. I live out in the boondocks and that happens a half dozen times a year. I’ve learned to prepare myself for...
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How bad is it in Chicago? It’s so bad the authorities don’t even know how many people got shot. Or they can’t keep up. Or both. The Chicago Tribune says 2 killed, 24 shot. NBC Chicago says “since Friday five people were killed and at least 25 people were wounded in separate shootings.”...
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Olivia’s story by John Boch (Guns Save Life) – We had a little seven-year-old girl named Olivia at the Appleseed in Danville. She was from a family of five, where four were shooting. To her credit, Olivia was very good all Saturday keeping herself busy and out of the way, but on the ride...
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The Youth Hunt will be held on Sunday, Oct. 21 at Green Acres Sportsmens Club in Roberts. Time slots will be determined after we see how many kids sign up. Please make sure you send in your RSVP so we can get the schedule ready to go. You must have your hunters safety...
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Originally published in November 2011, GunNews was one of the first publications to call into question the true motives of the so-called “Occupy” movement. Occupy Wall Street seemed to have its origins in bringing attention to the unlawful acts perpetrated by Wall Street banks and financial institutions. What have these folks on Wall Street...
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by John Boch Tim over at GunNuts Media has been reporting on his progress shooting his Hi-Point C9 and putting 2000 rounds through it, a few hundred at a time over the past few weeks. He completed his project. In the end, he ran nearly 2200 rounds through it. He kept track of...
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By Tom Menner One of the best things that happened in November 2010 was Second Amendment Patriot leader Jim Tomes being elected to the Indiana State Senate. This would be the equivalent of electing Dr. Richard Klein, a former president of Guns Save Life, as an Illinois state Senator. It was a very good...
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