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.

GunNews is here. Available for Download…

For the record, I still haven't gotten the most recent issue yet.  We mailed it Wednesday, February 21st.  Hopefully it won't take 96 days to arrive like our December issue did. Trust me, we'll be rattling the USPS's cage if they don't start arriving very soon.  And we'll call in…

RECKLESS, DANGEROUS, STUPID: Chicago Public Schools Dist. 299 votes UNANIMOUSLY to remove School Resource Officers next school year from all CPS schools

What could possibly go wrong?  The school board for Chicago Public Schools District 299 voted unanimously to remove school resource officers from CPS school buildings next year.  This after Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Teachers Union's fully bought-and-paid for mayor, supported this.   You have to hand it to him:  Brandon…