jboch

http://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.

Maryland Gov. O’Malley: “the actions we take may well prevent another tragedy like that in Newtown”

[caption id="attachment_10627" align="alignnone" width="600"] Maryland's governor Martin O'Malley and China's Chairmain Mao: Both proponents of civilian disarmament.[/caption] Well, guess how Maryland Governor Oh-Mao-Lee sold his litany of strict gun control initiatives in early 2013? The threat of gun violence “will never go away,” O’Malley said, “but the actions we take…

Approved for Illinois CCW? Not so fast, pal.

[caption id="attachment_10585" align="alignnone" width="858"] Screen grab from Tuesday, January 21.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_10586" align="alignnone" width="856"] Screen grab from Thursday, January 23rd.[/caption]   The Illinois State Police's implementation of the new Firearms Concealed Carry Act is working like a finely tuned, well-oiled machine it seems. In talking with a couple of…