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.

Bloomberg/Emanuel “3 years mandatory minimum” proposal pulled; DOA as written

[caption id="attachment_9825" align="alignnone" width="600"] RINO Mark Kirk appears with Chicago's chief of police and amateur streetlight assassin to advocate for bringing Chicago-style gun control to the entire state of Illinois. Trib photo.[/caption] We've seen a number of reports indicating that Mayor Bloomberg/Emanuel's Draconian 3-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for carrying…

GASP! Interpol chief ponders benefits of armed citizenry

  [caption id="attachment_9819" align="alignnone" width="560"] Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble. Photo courtesy Wiki.[/caption] Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble discussed the unthinkable for some in big government:  The option of encouraging an armed citizenry to deal with terror attacks on "soft targets" like shopping malls in an interview with ABC News. …

Campaign to restrict IL right-to-carry kicks off…

From ISRA.org. ANTI-GUNNERS BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO DISMANTLE CONCEALED CARRY The Illinois General Assembly returns to session Monday, October 21st,  and the anti-gunners are wasting no time in attempting to dismantle the concealed carry bill passed last spring. Your help is desperately needed to shut down the gun control movement’s efforts…

Another simple-minded love note

Caution:  Harsh language alert. You send us this stuff and we'll repost 'em. How does the old expression go? "Better to be thought an idiot than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." Here's a direct cut and paste, including formatting.  (Well, except for our comment after his introduction!)…