FTA

Firearms Trainers Association

since 2018
Oklahoma City, OK

  • FTA provides best in the industry Professional Liability Coverage benefits to members for any legal action stemming from their firearms training business
  • FTA protects the profession of firearms training through standards, business development services, curriculum sharing, safety and risk management.
  • founded by 5 of the most well respected and distinguished professional firearms trainers
    – was born in a conference room in Las Vegas at SHOT Show
    – Their recognition of the need to create a mechanism to serve the interests of firearms trainers as well as increase the professionalism of the craft through their experiences, resources and core values led them to create FTA.
  • Ken Hackathorn-Chairman
  • Larry Vickers-Vice Chairman
  • Kyle Sweet – Executive Director
  • Board members
    – Jeff Gonzales, Dave Spaulding and Scott Reidy
  • FTA provides through CCW Safe’s 2A Insurance, financially backed membership benefits that provide for $1million in professional liability coverage including all legal costs and fees, attorneys fees and expert witness fees for only $400 per year
  • FTA membership is open to any certified firearms instructor.

Firearms Trainers Association
28 W. Park Place STE B
Oklahoma City, OK 73131

(405) 740-7952

ftaprotect.com

AmmCon

Amm Con
2017-2019

Amm-Con – Second Amendment Media Workshop
ammcon.org

NRA Adaptive Shooting

since 2017

to increase access and participation in shooting activities for people with disabilities

 

  • 74 million individuals that identify as disabled
    – growing as the Baby Boomer generation ages
    – injured soldiers
  • Adaptive Product Provider list
  • Subsidy Program provides financial assistance to ranges, clubs and organizations committed to making their facilities accessible

703-267-1491

https://adaptiveshooting.nra.org/

Armed Equality

since June 12, 2016

  • Piper Smith – founder and director
  • largest LGBT gun rights group in the country
  • founded after the terrorist attack at the Pulse Nightclub

Armed Equality is building a strong and inclusive community of diverse individuals who seek the skills needed to defend their lives. Armed Equality is dedicated to the defense and protection of all Americans, from all walks of life; especially targeted minorities.

Armed Equality – Armed and Unarmed LGBT Self Defense Training

Armed Equality on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ArmedEquality

DC Project

2016

The DC Project is a nonpartisan initiative bringing 50 women, at least one from each state, to Washington, DC, to meet legislators, and reveal the faces and stories of 2A supporters. 

.. to influence Representatives and Senators not by demanding compliance, but rather through developing a relationship. Simply meeting them, getting to know them. Letting them see an actual gun-owning constituent. Possibly, changing the image some might have of such a person.

DC Project Founder – Dianna Muller
  • Feb 2016 – First (small) trip to Washington D.C.
  • July 2016 – 2nd Visit to D.C. with 35 Women
  • 2017 they added a range date

DC Project Delegation

  • ranges in age from 13 to 73
  • Gathers culminated with a rally on the Capitol lawn
  • pro-shooters, we have military/LEO, survivors that were denied firearms, survivors that had a firearm, naturalized immigrant

https://www.dcproject.info/

Amanda Suffecool and Cheryl Todd of the DC Project
Nov 5, 2020


2019 D.C. Project Delegates

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2018 D.C. Project Delegates

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2017 D.C. Project Delegates

  • Alabama ~ Beth Alcazar
  • Alaska ~ Elizabeth Pearch
  • Arizona ~ Cheryl Todd
  • Arkansas ~ Allison Neil Launius
  • California ~ Lara Smith & Julie Waasted
  • Colorado ~ Kimberly Corban & Cindy DeSplinter
  • Connecticut ~ Brooke Cheney & Holly Sullivan
  • Delaware ~ You?
  • DC ~ Gayle Trotter
  • Florida ~ Anniston Baluyot & Barbara Rumpel
  • Georgia ~ Katrina Reed & Christi Connor Tate
  • Hawaii ~ You?
  • Idaho ~ Autumn Parkin
  • Illinois ~ Lori Ann Blackwell
  • Indiana ~ Beth Walker & Beth Alcazar
  • Iowa ~ Jeanelle Westrom
  • Kansas ~ Corinne Mosher
  • Kentucky ~ Deb DeSpain & Megan Renee Hogan
  • Louisiana ~ Adrianna Eschete
  • Maine ~ You?
  • Maryland ~ Rebecca King
  • Massachusetts ~ You?
  • Michigan ~ Jennifer Wyatt
  • Minnesota ~ Tiffany & Dakota Overland
  • Mississippi ~ Kim Condon
  • Missouri ~ Suzi Huntington
  • Montana ~ You?
  • Nebraska ~ Lori & Samantha Armstrong
  • Nevada ~ Amanda Johnson and Michele Evans
  • New Hampshire ~ You?
  • New Jersey ~ Robin Wright
  • New Mexico ~ Tes Salb
  • New York ~ Annette Stevens-Dorr and Lauren Hartnett
  • North Carolina ~ Tina Martin-Nims & Heather Miller
  • North Dakota ~ You?
  • Ohio ~ Amanda Suffecool
  • Oklahoma ~ Dianna Muller
  • Oregon ~ Caitlin Hawkins & Anna Trump
  • Pennsylvania ~ Megan Snyder & Kelly Ann Pidgeon
  • Rhode Island ~ Daria Bruno
  • South Carolina ~ Amy Dillon
  • South Dakota ~ You?
  • Tennessee ~ Nikki Goeser & Merry Stewart
  • Texas ~ Robyn Sandoval & Gabby Franco
  • Utah ~ Sarah Weller
  • Vermont ~ You?
  • Virginia ~ Megan Boland, Amanda Johnson, & Mia Farinelli
  • Washington ~ Katy Brown & Susan Hansen
  • West Virginia ~ Lynne Russell
  • Wisconsin ~ Becky Yackley & Kelly Welke
  • Wyoming ~ April Strong

2016 DC Project Delegates

  • Alabama ~ Beth Alcazar
  • Alaska ~ Elizabeth Pearch
  • Arizona ~ Cheryl Todd
  • Arkansas ~ Allison Neil Launius
  • California ~ Lara Smith
  • Colorado ~ Kimberly Corban
  • Connecticut ~ Brooke Cheney
  • Delaware ~ You?
  • DC ~ Gayle Trotter
  • Florida ~ Clover Lawson
  • Georgia ~ Katrina Reed
  • Hawaii ~ You?
  • Idaho ~ You?
  • Illinois ~ Lori Ann Blackwell
  • Indiana ~ Erica Hoadland
  • Iowa ~ Jeanelle Westrom
  • Kansas ~ Corinne Mosher
  • Kentucky ~ Deb DeSpain
  • Louisiana ~ Adrianna Eschete
  • Maine ~ You?
  • Maryland ~ Rebecca King
  • Massachusetts ~ You?
  • Michigan ~ You?
  • Minnesota ~ Tiffany & Dakota Overland
  • Mississippi ~ Kim Condon
  • Missouri ~ Suzi Huntington
  • Montana ~ You?
  • Nebraska ~ Lori & Samantha Armstrong
  • Nevada ~ Amanda Johnson
  • New Hampshire ~ You?
  • New Jersey ~ Robin Wright
  • New Mexico ~ You?
  • New York ~ Annette Stevens-Dorr
  • North Carolina ~ Tina Martin-Nims & Heather Miller
  • North Dakota ~ You?
  • Ohio ~ Amanda Suffecool
  • Oklahoma ~ Dianna Muller
  • Oregon ~ Caitlin Hawkins
  • Pennsylvania ~ Megan Snyder & Patti Kenes
  • Rhode Island ~ Daria Bruno
  • South Carolina ~ Amy Dillon
  • South Dakota ~ You?
  • Tennessee ~ You?
  • Texas ~ Robyn Sandoval & Gabby Franco
  • Utah ~ Sarah Weller
  • Vermont ~ You?
  • Virginia ~ Megan Boland & Jane Horton
  • Washington ~ Katy Brown
  • West Virginia ~ You?
  • Wisconsin ~ Becky Yackley
  • Wyoming ~ April Strong