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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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High-drag, low-speed video of the day

Dec 7, 2012 jboch

[youtube]http://youtu.be/nZUP2dbQW8Q[/youtube] You want to learn poor gun handling skills?  We've got a pretty decent video for you today! Charlie, our "instructor" shows us a lot of things. Let’s see if we can identify the red flags early on: 1. A home-made you-tube instructional video. 2. An “instructor” who doesn’t really…

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Don’t be so quick to castigate Senator Trotter

Dec 6, 2012 jboch

[caption id="attachment_3845" align="alignnone" width="600"] State Sen. Donne Trotter, D-Chicago, listens as the pension reform plan is presented to the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (MICHAEL TERCHA/Chicago Tribune)[/caption]   Introduction by John Boch Senator Trotter made a mistake forgetting about a gun…

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Quote of the Day on makeup-wearing Bob Costas…

Dec 6, 2012 jboch

[caption id="attachment_3833" align="alignnone" width="678"] Bob Costas.[/caption] Breda commented at Say Uncle: Newsflash: grown men who wear makeup and get plastic surgery so they can discuss other grown men playing ball games on television might not be intelligent/informed enough to offer commentary on anything other than sports!   Here's Bob in…

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Family of teen armed robber killed in Rockford speaks out

Dec 5, 2012 jboch

[caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignnone" width="738"] Police at the scene where a 17-year-old aspiring armed robber was struck down in his prime by a store clerk.[/caption]   Rockford, IL (Guns Save Life) - The family of the armed robber killed last Friday in Rockford while robbing  jewelry store behind his home has…

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Oops. My bad. IL Senator tries to take .25 Auto on plane

Dec 5, 2012 jboch

[caption id="attachment_3820" align="alignnone" width="960"] Democrat Sen. Trotter.Photo by Chicago Tribune.[/caption]   (Guns Save Life) - Democrat Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter was carrying  a .25 Auto pistol in his carry-on bag as he tried to board a flight at O'Hare. Was this a properly registered gun in Chicago? Was Democrat…