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.

CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE!

Chicago Isn't Safe! For the second year in a row, Guns Save Life has urged members to avoid Chicago for vacation or business travel.  This year, the Illinois State Rifle Association joined Guns Save Life whereas last year, it was ISRA that first encouraged members and friends to avoid Chicago.…

One Piece at a Time

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Photo courtesy The Tennessean.[/caption] by John Naese (GunsSaveLife.com) - Back in the day, Johnny Cash had a hit song, “One Piece at a Time” in which he told the story of working on a car assembly line, and taking home the pieces to build his own…

Champaign gun “buy back” seems to have netted a lot fewer guns than claimed

  [caption id="attachment_1216" align="alignnone" width="592"] photo courtesy cfnews13.com[/caption] Recently, the Stone Creek Church in Urbana, IL coordinated a gun "exchange" program in Champaign-Urbana, IL with the help of the Urbana Police Department. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoynASwfXRA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] The event was held Saturday, August 4th, 2012 from 10-2. Members of Stone Creek Church, along with…