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.

A profile of Chicago, Murder City USA

  [caption id="attachment_7249" align="alignnone" width="580"] Photo courtesy Chicago Tribune.[/caption] Got a profile for you of Murder City, USA -- otherwise known as Chicago. It's the city whose elected officials are largely responsible for denying right-t0-carry to all of Illinois' residents. (NY Times) - Meter parking costing more than anywhere else…

Taxpayer-funded islamic jihad in Boston

    The Boston Herald nailed it, as did Drudge (above).   Not only was this scumbag on welfare, he and his little brother were on the way to New York City to "party" following the attack last Monday. No doubt to spend his unearned welfare cash on strippers. Karl…

JOHN BOCH: Is gun training a liability in court?

by John Boch Are you worried that training or competition experience will be used against you following a personal defense shooting incident? If so, you’re not alone. The concern often voiced is that a prosecuting attorney or a less-than-scrupulous trial attorney will cast your training and/or competition experience as honing…

Support for gun control measures continues to plummet

  Support for gun control is plummeting from the post-Sandy Hook attack hysteria. And the inverse is also true:  A growing number of Americans are embracing guns for their families for protection as evidenced by Americans going to gun shows ("Gun Shows Across the Nation Draw Record Crowds") and stripping…