John Holschen

Timeline of instructor John Holschen's life from his 1958 birth through Special Forces service, National Tactical Invitational teaching in 2004, a 2011 class profile and his death in September 2025.

At a Glance 1958 – September 2025 Special Forces veteran who blended firearms, combatives and decision-making training. Schools InSights Training Center (instructor) John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center (instructor) Accomplishments 20+ years in Army Special Forces and intelligence Two-time National Tactical Invitational winner Master Tactician and Master Trainer, American Tactical Shooting Association Presenter at the … Read more

Brian Enos

  two silver medals from the IPSC US Handgun Championship About Brian Enos Brian Enos is an American practical pistol shooter and author whose ideas on technique and mental focus have shaped generations of competitors. During the 1980s and early 1990s he was one of the top names in action pistol shooting, winning the Bianchi … Read more

Jill Mc Daniel

Jill Mc Daniel

  2018 started Mom-At-Arms 2019 added contributors to Mom-At-Arms https://www.mom-at-arms.com About Jill McDaniel Jill McDaniel is a Virginia gun rights writer and firearms instructor who founded Mom-At-Arms, a website that reports on gun-related developments across the country with an emphasis on individual rights and the Constitution. Raised in rural southern Virginia, she became active on … Read more

Bill Sack

Bill Sack

Since April 2026, Senior Director of Legal Operations at the Second Amendment Foundation; formerly associate attorney at Firearms Policy Coalition About Bill Sack Bill Sack is a Pennsylvania attorney and Second Amendment litigation manager who has become a key behind-the-scenes figure in the gun rights legal movement. A graduate of The George Washington University and … Read more

WDC

Women’s Defense Coalition 2021 began as a small Facebook presence at the end of January 2021 April 11, 2021 – WDC Rally non-partisan movement of women across Delaware providing training, education, resources, and advocacy for a woman’s ability to defend herself so that she may live with less fear and more freedom.   https://www.wdcofdelaware.org About … Read more

Raymond “Pappy” Smith

April 30, 1887 – May 24, 1967 1906, age sixteen married the first of his five wives, Dora Mae Pigeon 1908 moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado bought an old roulette wheel creation of Harolds Club. Harolds was one of the first modern American casinos 1964 played a significant role in convincing the federal government to build … Read more

Latino Rifle Association

Latino Rifle Association

since April 2020 a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting Latino gun owners, advocating for gun rights from a Latino perspective, and educating Latino communities about firearms and self-defense. We are also a progressive organization that seeks the empowerment of all marginalized communities. We stand against bigotry and oppression in all forms Latino Rifle Association About … Read more

Sanctuary Counties.com

Sanctuary Counties

since 2020 a website dedicated to the law-abiding, Constitution loving citizens who refuse to simply give up their Second Amendment rights the Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties movement that is sweeping our nation Sanctuary Counties Sanctuary Counties – YouTube About Sanctuary Counties.com Sanctuary Counties.com is a website that tracks the Second Amendment sanctuary movement, in which … Read more

Open Source Defense

2019 Open Source Defense We couldn’t wait for a gun rights organization that matched our approach to show up, so we created our own.   BJ Campbell – engineer Chuck Rossi – engineer at Facebook from 2008 to 2018 Jon Stokes – co-founded the tech news site Ars Technica & others https://www.instagram.com/opensrcdefense/ https://opensourcedefense.substack.com/ https://opensourcedefense.org/ About Open … Read more

Gun Owners of California

HL Richardson

1975 – Founded by Senator H. L. Richardson Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson – 1975 founded Gun Owners of California Sam Paredes 1998 – Executive Director of Gun Owners of California About Gun Owners of California Gun Owners of California (GOC) is one of the oldest state-level gun rights organizations in the country. It was formed … Read more