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.

They’re closing in on a deal…

State Journal-Register reports that they're close... Something tells me it's going to be a shameful compromise, knowing that Kwame Raoul seems to think he's in the driver's seat...  and he may be. A concealed-carry compromise between the Illinois House and Senate is closing in with just days left in the…

IL Legislative Update: CALL and Stalemate.

  Call your Illinois State Senator and let them know you want them to support "shall issue" carry, with state-wide pre-emption and to OPPOSE Kwame's "may issue" bill. This bill will come up early in the day today. ALSO, TELL THEM NO ON THE MAG BAN bill also due up…

CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE: Why, in part? #NOTALKING

  #NOTALKING It's the hash-tag for the twitter group celebrating the "no snitch" rule. Remember the 6 month old little girl shot and killed in Chicago back in March?  She was a cute little baby. [caption id="attachment_7711" align="alignnone" width="461"] Jonylah Watkins, 6 months, was shot along with her father Monday,…

CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE: 17 shot, 6 dead so far

  The horrendous body count in Illinois strictest gun control city continues to mount this holiday weekend. Six dead.  Seventeen shot.  [LOL.  Sorry for the "sex dead" typo.] Probably more dead and wounded since this story was published. CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 17 people have been shot over the…

Remember the fallen.

[caption id="attachment_7691" align="alignnone" width="684"] A young woman lays down on the grave of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Noah Pier on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery May 31, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. Pier was killed Feburary 12, 2010 in Marja, Afghanistan. His obituary read, “Noah was such a happy…