(June 20, 1935 – January 17, 2005)
– 1966 testified before Congressional committees at least fifty times, before the House Subcommittee on Crime against what eventually became the Gun Control Act of 1968
– 1977 The NRA Cincinnati Revolt
– 1978-1982 Executive Director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA)
– 1984 Founder & chairman of the Firearms Coalition
– founding editor of Gun Week
– editor of Handloader Magazine
– founding editor of Rifle Magazine– – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Knox
About Neal Knox
Clifford Neal Knox was a journalist, editor and lobbyist who became one of the most uncompromising and consequential figures in the modern gun rights movement. Born in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, and raised in Texas, he served eight years in the Texas National Guard and began writing for gun magazines in the mid-1960s. In 1966 he became founding editor of Gun Week, which covered the debate over what became the Gun Control Act of 1968, and in 1968 he moved to Wolfe Publishing as editor of Handloader and founding editor of Rifle magazine.
Knox was among the hardliners who took control of the National Rifle Association at the 1977 annual meeting known as the Revolt at Cincinnati, which turned the NRA into a primarily political organization. He moved to Washington in 1978 and led the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, where he helped lay the groundwork for the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986, until the NRA dismissed him in 1982. From 1984 until his death he chaired the Firearms Coalition, and in 1991 he and allies won seats on the NRA board. He died in Manassas, Virginia, on January 17, 2005. His son Jeff Knox continues the Knox Report column.
Key Facts
- June 20, 1935: Born in Rush Springs, Oklahoma.
- 1966: Becomes founding editor of Gun Week.
- 1968: Becomes editor of Handloader and founding editor of Rifle magazine.
- 1977: Takes part in the NRA’s Revolt at Cincinnati.
- 1978 to 1982: Leads the NRA Institute for Legislative Action.
- 1984 to 2005: Chairs the Firearms Coalition until his death on January 17, 2005.
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