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.

Teach your children well

[caption id="attachment_2615" align="alignnone" width="620"] Scene of the fatal home invasion in Dallas.Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News.[/caption] Gun owners in America face decisions on whether or not to make their firearms accessible to their children as part of parenting. When should you teach your children basic firearm safety? That one's easy: …

DEBATE #2: Obama wants to ban America’s favorite rifle!

[caption id="attachment_2609" align="alignnone" width="600"] President Obama.Photo from glittarazzi.com.[/caption] The Brady Campaign got its wish and last night, Candy Crowley, the host of the second presidential debate, picked a question on gun control, specifically: President Obama, during the Democratic National Convention in 2008, you stated you wanted to keep AK-47s out…

When trouble shows up, will you be ready?

[caption id="attachment_2598" align="alignnone" width="620"] Scene of a mass shooting in Bloomington early Sunday morning, October 16th.Photo by Pantagraph.com.[/caption]   When trouble shows up, will you be ready? For people oblivious of their surroundings - in Condition White as Col. Cooper would say (or "unaware" in the NRA's scale of awareness)…

Nov 2012 GunNews is here early!

We're putting up the current issue of GunNews a little earlier then normal, in part because of the upcoming election. Download it and enjoy.  To get your copy delivered to your mailbox (the dead tree version) each month, sign up for a membership in Guns Save Life. We defend your…

Tom Shafer: On Survivalism

[caption id="attachment_1848" align="alignnone" width="507"] Tom Shafer.[/caption] About a month ago, some old guy predicted the end of the world on May 21st.  And when it didn’t end, he said he had the date wrong and it’s now in October.  He’s milking this pretty good, especially since the October date will…

Chicago Tribune gives nod to Bambenek in 52nd Senate District.

[caption id="attachment_2581" align="alignnone" width="800"] John Bambenek, center, with Rodney Davis, left and Jim McGuire. John Bambenek garnered the Chicago Tribune's endorsement in the 52nd Senate District on Tuesday, Oct. 16th. Rodney Davis was also endorsed in his race for the 13th Congressional District by the Trib.Photo by News-Gazette.[/caption] The Chicago…

Gun banner types don’t work for free

  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…