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.

Hard as gun haters try, freedom won’t die

  There are some anti-self-defense activists who feel so strongly about depriving Americans of their Second Amendment rights that they work to deprive these same Americans of their First Amendment rights as well. We've seen this in vandalism of our Guns Save Life highway signs along the Interstates. We put…

How to make your wife hate guns…

Cornered Cat has a great, partially tongue-in-cheek piece on how to make your wife hate guns. Or, if you turn things around (or don't do what is mentioned), how to make your wife love guns - or at least not dislike them. Excerpt: Never invite her to the range in…

PEPPER SPRAY: Don’t bet your life on a can of spice

[caption id="attachment_2872" align="alignnone" width="880"] Pepper sprays come in all sorts of brands, sizes and styles.[/caption] By John Boch Pepper spray has gained a reputation among many who don’t know any better as a “magic” non-lethal weapon for personal defense.  Many people believe that a can of spray will repel the…

Real Americans don’t cower

Alex Wagner, a journalist and political commentator for MSNBC, recently offered her analysis of a recent school violence rampage in Ohio with, “Cowering under a desk is indeed the only recourse for people facing life threatening situations in a school.” [caption id="attachment_1481" align="alignright" width="228"] Alex Wagner of MSNBC. Photo courtesy…

Junk lawsuits, junk lawyers: Burglar sues his victim for shooting him

[caption id="attachment_2902" align="alignnone" width="400"] Samuel Cutrufelli, right, confers with his lawyer Sanford Troy as they appear in court on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in San Rafael, Calif. Cutrufelli is accused of attempted murder and burglary after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Greenbrae resident Jay Leone.photo and caption by Marin Independent Journal.[/caption]…