- 1975 -1978 – US Army – Captain, 1st Cavalry
- 2008 – Present – President and CEO – National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
- 1980 – 2008 – Strum Ruger – President, CEO, Vice-Chairman of the Board
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Louis Awerbuck
January 27, 1948 – June 24, 2014 (66)
- Born in South Africa
- 1st Special Services Battalion – South African Defence Force
- Disciple of Col. Jeff Cooper
- Chief Rangemaster under at Gunsite
– Louis came to Gunsite to take a class, and Jeff Cooper was very impressed with him. Cooper eventually sponsored him for citizenship and hired him. Louis was the COO (ops officer) at Gunsite - Adjunct instructor for the U.S. Marine Corps
- Adjunct instructor for Department of Energy
- One of 12 “Shooting Masters who hold a Doctorate in Firearms“
- May 2010 “The Final Weapon.” – Black Belt magazine
- Column in SWAT magazine “Training and Tactics” on page 98
- 1987 started Yavapai Firearms Academy Ltd. in Prescott Valley, AZ
- 1999 wrote “Tactical Reality”
- 2013 wrote “Plowshares into Swords.”
- 2018 – “More Tactical Reality”
- 2018 – Hit or Myth: An Analysis of Target Systems for Practical Training in Defensive Shooting
Bruce Nelson
1948 – 1995
- born on Jan 3. 1948 in Duluth Minnesota
- became an NRA member when he was seven years old
- 1954 worked for John Bianchi in Monrovia Ca
- shot in the Southwest Pistol League
- 1969, he became the fourth member of the Fillmore (California) Police Department
- California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement
- 1975 created the CDOJ Advanced Training Officer Survival Program
- 1976 one of the 40 founding members of the International Practical Shooting Confederation
– holster committee w/ Michael Harries - 1976 second place in the I.P.S.C. Columbia Conference Match
- 1977 I.P.S.C. Southwest United States Champion
- 1984 wife Sandra Froman, “Sandy”
– NRA president 2005 – 2007 - 1985 Bruce Nelson Combat Leather stated in Tucson, AZ
- February 15th 1995 Bruce passed
Paxton Quigley
Coming from a liberal, mid-western, anti-gun background, Paxton Quigley made an about-face when her best friend was raped. She vowed not to let it happen to her. She bought a gun and became an expert on self-defense. Her first book Armed & Female was a best seller. She became a spokesperson for Smith & Wesson and a firearms instructor.
- graduate of Northwestern University in Communications
- Masters Degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago
- 1968 presidential-campaign staff of Senator Robert Kennedy
- Helped create the National Committee for Handgun Control
- wrote a political science text- book
- wrote a cartoon book on pregnancy for non-English speakers
- director of community relations for Playboy Enterprises
- a close friend was raped at home 10 minutes before police answered her emergency call for help
- 1989 author “Armed & Female.”
- as a firearms instructor, has taught 7,000 women how to shoot a handgun for self-defense
- April 27, 1995 author “Not an Easy Target: Paxton Quigley’s Self-Protection for Women“
- August 30, 2005 author “Stayin’ Alive: Armed and Female in an Unsafe World”
- September 15, 2010 author “Armed & Female: Taking Control“
- spokesperson for Smith & Wesson
- was Yoko Ono’s bodyguard
- has appeared on more than 300 TV and radio shows
- hosts a radio show called “Cannabis Healing With Paxton Quigley,”
She trained at
- Executive Security International
- Lethal Force Institute
- Gunsite Academy
Nosler
began in 1948
in Bend, Oregon
“Quality First”
- April 4, 1913 John Amos Nosler was born
- 1946 unsuccessful moose hunt inspired Nosler to develop a new bullet design
- Nosler Partition bullets used a specially designed jacket enclosing two separate lead alloy cores
- 1948 Nosler began to sell the partition bullets commercially, forming Nosler Partition Bullet Co in in Ashland, Oregon
- 1958 moved to 6,000 sq. ft. building in Bend, Oregon
- 1963 Norma became Nosler’s first commercial loader.
- 1969 Nosler Partition Bullet Co. became Nosler Bullets, Inc.
- 1974 Federal Cartridge Company commercially loaded Nosler bullets for the first time
- 1976 Reloading Guide #1 was released
- 1981 Reloading Guide #2 was released
- 1982 moved to Bend, Oregon
- 1988 John Nosler sold the production facilities to his son
- 1989 Reloading Guide #3 was released
- 1990 Nosler Bullets, Inc. became Nosler, Inc
- 2002 Reloading Guide #5 was released.
- October 10, 2010 John Nosler died (97)
- 2011 Nosler gains ISO 9001: 2008 certification
- 2012 Bob Nosler elected to NRA Board of Directors
- 2013 Nosler® Defense Ammunition was introduced
- 2014 M48 Patriot and Heritage rifles introduced
- 2020 Nosler Rifles production moves to Redmond, Oregon
Nosler
107 SW Columbia St
Bend, Oregon
1-800-285-3701
nosler.com
Hodgdon
1947
Shawnee, Kansas
- Bruce drafted into service during World War II
– Navy aerial gunnery instructor
– used skeet to teach his students about the lead required to hit targets
– loaded shotshells each night so he could teach class the next day - 1947 started by Bruce and Amy Hodgdon
- first surplus powder offering after World War II
– government sold him surplus 4895 gunpowder - Nov 1947 first ad selling surplus powder in American Rifleman magazine
- 1947 – brought surplus powder to market
– as Hodgdon H4895 - acquired the IMR®
- acquired Goex®
- licenses the Winchester® Smokeless
- supplier of gunpowder and blackpowder
– handloading and muzzleloading enthusiasts
6430 Vista Drive
Shawnee, KS 66218
(913) 362-9455
Stephen P Halbrook
Sept 12, 1947
- author and lawyer
- 1969 B.S. Business Florida State University
- 1972 PhD in philosophy
- 1978 attorney specializing in civil litigation and criminal defense
- published several books and dozens of articles on:
– the history of the right to bear arms
– the historical background of the Second Amendment
– modern gun control, Nazi gun control policies during World War II
– Switzerland’s policy of armed neutrality during World War II - 1981 in the George Mason University Law Review
– the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to arms
– the 14th Amendment intended to make that 2nd Amendment enforceable against the states - 1984 That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right
- 1984 Defectless Firearms Litigation
- 1986 What the Framers Intended: A Linguistic Analysis of the Right to “Bear Arms“
- 1989 A Right to Bear Arms: State and Federal Bills of Rights and Constitutional Guarantees
- 1991 The Right of the People or the Power of the State: Bearing Arms, Arming Militias, and the Second Amendment
- 1994 NRA and Law Enforcement Opposition to the Brady Act: From Congress to the District Courts
- 1998 Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear Arms, 1866-1876
- 2006 St. George Tucker’s Second Amendment: Deconstructing “The True Palladium of Liberty”
- 2008 The Founder’s Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms
- 2008 Arms in the Hands of Jews Are a Danger to Public Safety: Nazism, Firearm Registration, and the Night of the Broken Glass
- 2014 David & Goliath Award from Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
Alan Gottlieb
May 2, 1947
- Published over 19 books
- 1971 Founded the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
(at 24 yrs old) - 1975 Founded of the Second Amendment Foundation
- 1985 Gun Rights Policy Conference
- 2010 founded the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gottlieb
- 2007 Winston III
– puppy
Brownells
200,000 square-foot
first catalog in 1947
- 1951 closed gunsmithing shop to providing supplies to gunsmiths
- 1964 Bob’s son Frank rejoined the company
- 1973, Brownells moved into its first purpose-built facility
- 1980s entry into the gun parts market.
- 1983 Bob Chairman of the Board position, and Frank President of Brownells
- 1991 Bob passed
- 1997 Pete joined the company
- 2000 Pete Vice President
- 2008 Pete named President
- 2010 major warehouse expansion
- 2013 large warehouse and office facility expansion in Grinnell, Iowa
Brownells Inc.
3006 Brownells Parkway
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
1-800-741-0015
brownells.com
Sierra Bullets
founded in 1947
California
- Frank Snow, Jim Spive, Loren Harbor, Clint Harris
- in the Harris Machine Shop in Whittier, California
- 1963 moved to a new plant in Santa Fe Springs, California
– 30,000 square feet - 1968 the Leisure Group bought Sierra Bullets
– hired Robert Hayden from Remington Arms, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant - 1990 moved to Sedalia, Missouri
Sierra Bullets
1400 W Henry St
Sedalia, MO 65301
(888) 223-3006
sierrabullets.com