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.

Hunter Safety class this weekend: Ford County, IL

[caption id="attachment_2267" align="alignnone" width="360"] Graphic courtesy hunter-ed.com.[/caption] Pheasants Forever Young Guns will be sponsoring a Hunter Safety Education course this Friday and Saturday near Gibson City, IL. For information or to register, contact the Gibson City Illinois Department of Natural Resources office at 217 784-4730, ext. 223. Flyer here!  

Clergy vs. Guns: Guns Save Life’s response…

How cute. A slew of misguided clergy in the Quad Cities area of Illinois submitted an editorial piece urging that gun ownership be sharply restricted except for hunters and sport shooters. In other words:  Guns suitable for self-defense against other two-legged predators should be "controlled". Their screed follows our reply:…

MAILBAG: Thanks Guns Save Life!

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] Photo courtesy State Line Rifle Association.[/caption] State Line Rifle Association sponsored an NRA Family Fun Day Shoot last weekend (the second of the year) and Guns Save Life helped promote the event for them in GunNews. We received this in the mail today: We had another…

Keep your cotton-pickin’ finger off the cotton-pickin trigger, sonny!

[caption id="attachment_2248" align="alignnone" width="550"] S&W Model 642, one of the S&W Airweight family of self-defense revolvers.[/caption] So, TSA in Pennsylvania catches and absent-minded flight attendant forgot her CCW piece in her luggage and was called out on it. [caption id="attachment_2249" align="alignright" width="180"] Jaclyn Luby, the flight attendant with a carry…

Highway Sign Work Report: Mission Accomplished!

Mission Accomplished by John Naese Last week, a GSL Highway Sign crew went out and totally refurbished one set of our "Burma-style" sign sets, on westbound I-72 between White Heath and Monticello, and got a good start on refurbishing the other set, on the eastbound lanes at the same location. …

WE’RE WINNING SERIES… Thank you for a great 2011!

  [caption id="attachment_1813" align="alignnone" width="201"] Guns Save Life President John Boch.[/caption] by John Boch President, Guns Save Life Originally published in the December 2011 issue of GunNews. As 2011 winds down, I’d like to thank each of our members for their contributions, both large and small, to our fine organization…

Rolling out the welcome mat for new shooters!

[caption id="attachment_1729" align="alignnone" width="281"] Guns Save Life President John Boch.[/caption] by John Boch, GSL President (GunNews) - Illinois’ excessive and oppressive gun laws impede new shooters taking up safe and fun shooting sports, not to mention deriving the potential life-saving benefits of firearm ownership. By educating more of our state’s…