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.

Zimmerman trial update

[caption id="attachment_8233" align="alignnone" width="321"] Angela Corey, the special prosecutor who brought charges against George Zimmerman. Screen cap via Legal Insurrection.[/caption] Legal Insurrection has been doing yeoman's work summarizing each day's events at the Zimmerman trial. Today, they took the opportunity to summarize the State's case thus far. Oy. As the…

GREAT GUNS V is here!

WIN! one of America's favorite rifles! Guns Save Life's Great Guns V is here. Rock River Entry Tactical with Dominator 2 mount. FIRST PRIZE:  A Rock River Entry Tactical AR-15 with Dominator 2 sight mount. Brand new, in box. (Thank you to Hilltop Guns in Colona, IL for securing the…

A note from Dan Rutherford

  [caption id="attachment_8213" align="alignnone" width="600"] Wendy Lund, GSL's First Lady, and Dan Rutherford at last night's GSL meeting in Pontiac.[/caption]   Dan sent me a note today after his appearance last night at Guns Save Life's Pontiac meeting...   Dear John, I disagree with Governor Quinn's veto of this legislation.…

News round up…

  No money for swimming pools for troops but Obama can blow $100M on an African vacation Pools are closed for our military because of the budget sequestration, the White House is closed for tours and there's still plenty of money for our president to jet away to Africa for…