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.

St. Baldrick’s coming quickly…

  We know we have our fair share of Chicago-area LEOs reading GunsSaveLife.com each day and we're certainly a fan of Second City Cop. St. Baldrick's is coming up very soon and one of our GSL members has been a regular participant for years and we're encouraging more of our…

Advertising available at GunsSaveLife.com

Starting Mar 1st, we're going to change the advertising structure on our website. The block of ads in the upper right of each page will remain there and be expanded to eight to ten slots.  Advertisers can buy 1, 2, or even numbered multiple slots at $25 per slot per…

HATE MAIL: Dan Hull waves the white flag

  Dan Hull sent us a raving bit of hate mail earlier in the week. We posted it here, along with some commentary.  The comments have been priceless. Here's Dan's missive: In your newsletter it states the American Revolution started because guns were taken away. Absolutely made up like all…

Our Rights as Americans and Gun Control

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."                                                                              George Santayana   by Michael T. Charles, Ph.D., MPA                                                                                                 February 2013 (Guns Save Life) -  There are strong opinions and misconceptions regarding gun control in the United States. Arguments for and against such legislation and the recent…

HATE MAIL! Hate is so unflattering

We do love hate mail. Dan Hull sent us this gem a few days ago.  He didn't pass the spam filter, but we rescued it from oblivion before it got kicked to the curb and we're certainly glad we did. Dan's been busy working himself up into a frenzy, upset…

Oh no! We can’t allow carry in bars!

[caption id="attachment_6098" align="alignnone" width="600"] Mugshots of the suspects: (left to right) Lynell J. Hill, Joseph Nathanael Hill, Dexter Lewis (Photos provided by the Denver Police Department) (Caption provided by Denver Post)[/caption]   Because nothing bad *ever* happens at a bar, right?! Certainly not like armed robbers coming in with plans…