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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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Supermodel turned anti-gun leftist spews vile, offensive demagoguery

Oct 15, 2013 jboch

[caption id="attachment_9770" align="alignright" width="704"] Martha Rosenberg[/caption]   This supermodel turned anti-gun leftist vomits vile, offensive demagoguery and far-left talking points on guns. It was probably the weed talking when she wrote this piece that was posted at the "OpEdNews" website, a clearinghouse for leftist propaganda. [caption id="attachment_9771" align="alignright" width="360"] Emphasis…

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A nasty email from a special fan of Guns Save Life

Oct 14, 2013 jboch

So, I'm reading through my personal email today and came across this gem from a special fan of Guns Save Life:   X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.160.587 Message-ID: <1381592065.34827.YahooMailNeo@web126204.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:34:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Orin Madden <irishpinetree21@yahoo.com> Reply-To: Orin Madden <irishpinetree21@yahoo.com> Subject: Guns save lives day To: "templar223@comcast.net" <templar223@comcast.net>,…

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Draconian proposal to turn petty offenses into 3-years mandatory minimum for a victimless crime

Oct 11, 2013 jboch

[caption id="attachment_9742" align="alignnone" width="600"] Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, now convicted felon and prison wife.[/caption]   The Shylocks in Springfield are up to their old tricks. From NRA-ILA: House Bill 2265, sponsored by state Representative Michael Zalewski (D-23), is poised to create and impose harsh mandatory minimum felony penalties ranging…