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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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Thank you, Chris Kyle.

Feb 5, 2013 jboch

We've been meaning to run something about the tragic and untimely death of an American hero, Chris Kyle. He was a great man, serving his nation bravely.  He saved the lives of many scores of his fellow servicemen and women with his courageous actions.  He sent lots of barbarians to…

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CHICAGO: Dysfunction reaches insanity

Feb 5, 2013 jboch

  Chicago isn't safe.  The orgy of violence is simply out of control.  And the asylum's inmates are, in at least one case, serving on the bench in Chicago... How bad is it?   Desperate times are calling for desperate measures. Jesse Jackson is calling for the Department of Homeland…

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Mainstream Media: Gun owners are winning the cultural war.

Feb 4, 2013 jboch

[caption id="attachment_5516" align="alignnone" width="550"] Winners... Rogers, Abbate, Kaci, Tieriani.[/caption] Why are gun rights winning, in part? Aside from the freedom and liberty, irrationality from gun haters (Forbes) - ... [Anti-gun blather snipped] ...Forbes Insights and Appinions looked at the data for the week prior to the Sandy Hook tragedy and…