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.

Carolyn McCarthy: Repeal First Amendment for NRA

Days of our Trailers posted a telling report about Carolyn McCarthy demanding the First Amendment be suspended for the NRA. Carolyn McCarthy Hates The 1st Amendment As Much As The 2nd  Her response to the NRA ad calling out Obama's hypocrisy (via email)  Did you see the NRA leadership's commercial…

Journal News folds, pulls gun owner list

  The pressure was getting to high for the anti-gun newspaper which posted the names of gun owners in two or three counties in New York State.  Facing threats of crushing lawsuits as well as incensed gun owners, the Journal-News publishers pulled the list a few hours ago. The Journal…

Bad news aplenty for leftist gun-haters…

It's a bad day for the leftists of the world at war with the Constitution. They say they are at war with the NRA, but the NRA is nothing more than regular Americans seeking to protect and defend civil rights! The gun control fanatics are losing in the political realm,…

Richard Klein: Why I buy guns (updated)

by Richard Klein PREAMBLE Two common mistakes that many pro-Second Amendment people make are either  (1) complaining (to fellow gun owners) – or (2) preaching to the choir.  In this article I pledge that I won’t complain – and I won’t preach to you about why so ‘n so law…