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.

Otis McDonald celebrates the latest landmark decision

[caption id="attachment_3953" align="alignnone" width="598"] Otis McDonald.[/caption]   Otis is celebrating along with the rest of us. He's a great, and kind man.  I've met him myself.  One of my prized possessions is the cover page of the decision in the landmark case McDonald v. Chicago signed by Mr. McDonald himself.…

Every graph tells a story

[caption id="attachment_3947" align="alignnone" width="640"] Even Stevie Wonder can see the correlation in this graph.Image courtesy No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money.[/caption]   by John Boch (Guns Save Life) - Lee Goodman of the "Stop Concealed Carry Coalition" in Illinois claims carry laws escalate violence.  He also claims gun rights…

Hypocrite Rahm whines over civil rights decision

[caption id="attachment_3941" align="alignnone" width="553"] Mayor Emanuel whines over Tuesday's decision granting Illinois residents the same civil rights that residents in 49 other states enjoy to make our families safer.[/caption]   Wetting his bed apparently makes Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was particularly irritable the following day. On Wednesday, the day after…

Florida nears the 1 millionth active carry permit

[caption id="attachment_3933" align="alignnone" width="627"] Families are safer in states with right to carry![/caption]   Reminds me I need to get my significant other her Florida permit! Congrats to Florida. That's roughly $110 million bucks that's flowed into Florida these past few years in licensing fees.  And there's no blood in…

FLASH: WE WIN! Moore & Shepard v. Madigan…

We win, but "Nevertheless we order our mandate stayed for 180 days to allow the Illinois legislature to craft a new gun law that will impose reasonable limitations, consistent with the public safety and the Second Amendment as interpreted in this opinion, on the carrying of guns in public. REVERSED…