Category Archives: Resources

NWTF

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National Wild Turkey Federation

founded in 1973
Edgefield, South Carolina

  • from 1.5 million wild turkeys in North America
    – after decades of dedicated work almost 7 million turkeys
  • almost 250,000 NWTF members
  • Save The Habitat, Save The Hunt

National Wild Turkey Federation
Post Office Box 530
Edgefield, South Carolina 29824-0530

(800) THE-NWTF(843-6983)

nwtf.org

Bushmaster

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1973

  • 1973 originally the Gwinn Firearms Company in Madison, North Carolina
    sold the Bushmaster bullpup carbine 5.56
    moved to Bangor, Maine
  • Richard Dyke purchased for $241,000
    – moved to Windham, Maine
  • 1992 until 2005 Bushmaster M17S bullpup rifle
  • 2002 “D.C. Sniper” attacks
  • 2006 sold to Cerberus Capital Management
  • 2006 bought Cobb Manufacturing
  • 2007 BA50 bolt action rifle 50bmg
  • 2008 Magpul agreed to manufacture the Masada rifle, as the Bushmaster ACR
  • 2010  ACR entered the market
  • 2011 Remington’s Ilion, NY Facility
  • 2012 added to Freedom Group
  • 2011 Windham Weaponry was created by Richard Dyke
    – in Windham, Maine
  • 2012 Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn attacks
  • 2014 relocated in Huntsville, Alabama
    – 500,000-square-foot facility
    – formerly used by Chrysler
  • 6,400 firearm gun library ???

Bushmaster Firearms
1816 Remington Circle SW
Huntsville, AL 35824

1-800-883-6229

CCRKBA

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Citizens Committee Right to Keep and Bear Arms

started in 1972

the lobbying affiliate of the Second Amendment Foundation

  • 1972 Founded by Alan Gottlieb
  • Originally the National Club of the Washington State Young Americans for Freedom Foundation branch
  • – Students Committee for the Right to Keep & Bear Arms
    – Changed the name to
  • Soon after Alan took over, the national branch of the club was larger than the rest of the YAFF
    – They let him turn it into a separate organization and take over operations
  • 1975 – SAF is the 501C Education & Legal Defense, tax deductible (non-profit)
  • 1972 – CCRKBA – Lobby, not tax deductible (non-profit)

Alan Gottlieb

– 1971 Founded the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
(at 24 yrs old)
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gottlieb

 

Bauer Automatic

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1972–1984
in Fraser, Michigan

  • R.B. Industries (Robert Bauer)
  • imported the Mauser 3000 rifles
  • highest quality, finest hand fitted, semi-automatic,stainless steel pistols
  • 1984 Robert Bauer Sr. died
  • 1984 became Fraser Firearms
  • 1986 Fraser Firearms closed

Paul Gomez

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1971- June 04, 2012

one of the first to advocate the use of the Kalashnikov

  • U.S. Army 25th ID (L) and both Louisiana and Oregon National Guard
  • MOS – 11H Heavy AntiArmor Infantry, 13F Forward Observer, 12B Combat Engineer, 11B Infantryman and 95B Military Policeman
  • 1999 – 2002 years police officer in Baton Rouge, LA
  • 1996 met Andy Stanford of Options for Personal Security
  • 1998 attended Insights Training Center
  • 2000 – Instructed for Options for Personal Security
  • 2004 assistant at ShivWorks
  • 2006 -co-tought the original Suarez International Kalashnikov class with Sonny Puzikas
  • 2006 – Private Force Protection training at the Stennis Space Center
  • 2010 – 2011 Director of Training for Tactical Response in Camden, TN

PAUL-E-PALOOZA
2012

A Memorial Training Conference 
To Benefit the Children of Our Great Friend
Paul E. Gomez

Saturday and Sunday, August 18-19, 2012

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/gomez

Ken Hanson

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1970 – Aug 4, 2019

  • Former assistant prosecuting attorney, and former public defender
  • Held a Type 01 FFL
  • NRA Certified Instructor
  • frequent lecturer
  • consultant on political campaigns for sportsmen issues
  • Firestone Brehm Hanson & Wolf
  • 2005 — co-founder of Buckeye Firearms Association
  • 2005 – Legislative Chair Buckeye Firearms Association
  • 2008 Defender of Justice Award 
  • 2009 Jay M. Littlefield NRA-ILA Volunteer of the Year Award 
  • 2011 Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws
  • Published in USCCA Magazine 
  • Published in  SWAT Magazine
  • 2016 Defender of Justice Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2016 BFA Political Action Committee’s Second Amendment Legendary Award

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/buckeye-firearms-association-co-founder-ken-hanson-passes-away