(March 14, 1946 – December 21, 2010)
– 1989 founded Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO)
– http://JPFO.org/
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_S._Zelman
About Aaron Zelman
Aaron S. Zelman founded Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) in Wisconsin in 1989 and served as its executive director for more than two decades. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Tucson, Arizona, he served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman supporting Marines with the Third Marine Air Wing, then worked as a gun dealer before turning to advocacy. Zelman built JPFO around the argument that disarmed populations are vulnerable to persecution, drawing on the history of the Holocaust and other genocides to make the case for an individual right to keep and bear arms, and he took an uncompromising view of the Second Amendment.
He was also a prolific author. His books include Gun Control: Gateway to Tyranny (1992, with Jay Simkin), Death by Gun Control: The Human Cost of Victim Disarmament (2001, with Richard W. Stevens), the Gran’pa Jack series of illustrated booklets, and the novels The Mitzvah and Hope, both written with L. Neil Smith. JPFO became known for its blunt educational campaigns and its Bill of Rights Sentinel newsletter. Zelman died on December 21, 2010, at age 64. The organization continues as a nonprofit and lists Bellevue, Washington, as its home.
Key Facts
- March 14, 1946: Born in Massachusetts
- 1986: Co-authors Consumer’s Guide to Handguns
- 1989: Founds JPFO in Wisconsin
- 1992: Gun Control: Gateway to Tyranny published
- 2001: Death by Gun Control published
- December 21, 2010: Dies at age 64
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