Guns Save Life

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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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Kalashnikov dead at 94

Dec 23, 2013 jboch

One of the greats in firearm invention passed away at 94 in Russia today. Russia Today reports that Mikhail Kalashnikov has passed away. Kalashnikov is the Russians' John Browning, famous for inventing and refining the AK-47 rifle, along with the AKM and AK-74.

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Corner cutting trainers? Ask them to do it right.

Dec 23, 2013 jboch

(Revised Jan 2, 2014) Illinois has too many Illinois State Police-approved instructors who are cutting corners in the training they provide. Even the mainstream media has picked up on this in stories here, here and here. Guns Save Life is unveiling our proposed plan to stem the tide of unethical…

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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart: A little would-be tyrant

Dec 21, 2013 jboch

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="420"] Cook County's Sheriff Tom Dart is a little man.[/caption] Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart would be a petty, tyrannical dictator if given the opportunity and ability. Fortunately for the good people of Illinois, our government doesn't allow this - and Tom Dart isn't a happy lil'…

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Moms Demand Action merge with Mayors Against Guns

Dec 19, 2013 jboch

Moms Demand Action - and no, we don't mean that sort of 'action' - have merged with Mayor Bloomberg's kiddie porn mayors' group, er, Mayors Against (Illegal) Guns. It shouldn't be a big surprise as Mayor Bloomberg has bankrolled Moms Demand Action, including paying the professional activist/agitator leader of the…

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Ammo update (rut row)

Dec 18, 2013 jboch

From our friends at the Civilian Marksmanship Program:  December 17, 2013 AMMUNITION UPDATE.  The CMP has been notified by ammunition manufacturers and distributors to expect price increases and significant delivery delays for all calibers of ammunition, especially for .22 rimfire. The price increases and delays apply to orders we have…