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.

Attitudes about guns are changing, quickly.

[caption id="attachment_5093" align="alignnone" width="600"] At the Egyptian Collector's Association gun show in Springfield this past weekend, there was a line all day long. Even in this photo taken around 3:30pm, there was still a line to enter the show.[/caption]   Barack Obama and Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn, along with the…

I am a gun owner

The Truth About Guns has started a nice "I am a gun owner" section. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.  They should consider themselves flattered as I'd like to post some similar photos of visitors to Guns Save Life's website.  Don't have to be a GSL member (although it's…

Casual familiarity breeds negligent discharges

[caption id="attachment_1057" align="alignnone" width="254"] Guns Save Life Secretary Bonnie Garrett.[/caption] [Editor:  It's time to bring this one out of the archive and re-post it.  Bonnie was spot on when she wrote this and given that there were three negligent discharges as part of Gun Appreciation Day events nationwide, it's time…

Welcome to Citrus County, FL: We’ll shoot you in the back

[caption id="attachment_5054" align="alignnone" width="662"] Welcome to Citrus County, Florida![/caption]   Well, congratulations to Citrus County, Florida for providing America with the next Daniel Harless-style video. Harless, of course, was the Canton, Ohio cop who threatened to execute a law-abiding card-carrying good guy for having the audacity to lawfully exercise his…

BIG weekend at Gun Shows in the heartland

  [caption id="attachment_4971" align="alignnone" width="768"] Bob Holland, left, and John Gahm at the GSL booth prior to the ECA Springfield Gun Show opening on Saturday, January 19th.[/caption]   It was a huge day on Gun Appreciation Day across America, including in flyover country in the heartland of America. In Springfield,…