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.

Contempt.

Obama's gloating yesterday at the UN in this photo as he contemptuously orders John Kerry to sign the UN Global Gun Control Treaty. Kerry signed it today. We'll post this as is without further comment, as difficult as that may be.  

Lighter fare

  There have been a lot of blood-pressure elevating posts of late. Time for some lighter fare...   First up, a new drill for all of you training junkies...   The "Sweep the leg drill".  Hat tip to Gun Nuts Media.   Next, a story about a boy in church.…

John Kerry to sign UN gun treaty Wednesday

It's amazing how Barack Obama distances himself from his own policies. He's sending the courageous (not) John Kerry to sign the Global Gun Control treaty. Frankly, I believe it's treasonous for him to do so. Let's make sure it doesn't get ratified in the Senate. (FoxNews) - Secretary of State…

Zero Tolerance run amok… and more by Fred Kubicek

  Fred Kubicek sends me some great stuff on a regular basis.  Today, most of it didn't have to do with guns, so we'll put the guns stuff first and you can read from there if you wish. John ============ [caption id="attachment_9449" align="alignnone" width="657"] Andy Fox excoriates the Virginia Beach,…

A contrast in police philosophies

First, there is the Sheriff's Deputy in Michigan who rolls up on some open carry activists politicking by the side of the road. Here's the video.  It's a pleasure to watch.     Then there's a cop in New York State.  He must have missed the classes on the Constitution…

FOUL! Anti-gunner ejected from open carry rally

  An anti-gun guy brings his pooping chicken to an open carry rally at a  farmer's market to express his belief that guns are more dangerous than chickens.  He gets ejected, but still doesn't get it... Ignoring the public health issues of having a defecating and urinating chicken in a…

IL residents: Don’t strap on just yet…

The State Journal-Register published an article late Monday urging gun owners to hold their horses and not FOID-carry just yet, after the 9-0 Aguilar decision from the Illinois Supreme Court. The word we are getting from Todd Vandermyde and others is that you face minimal risk of prosecution for *concealed*…