Sue King

Sue King

  1988 Ladies Charity Classic – American Shooting Club, Houston TX – 300 female shooters 1992 founded the Woman’s Shooting Sports Foundation – launched by NSSF 1992 – 1997 WSSF president Profiles on Minuteman University.com are editorial content compiled from public sources. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of, sponsorship by, or affiliation with this site … Read more

Ed Head

Instructor Ed Head

At a Glance Died September 16, 2022 Longtime Gunsite instructor and operations manager, and Shooting Illustrated columnist. Schools Gunsite Academy (instructor 1992 to 2022; operations manager 2005 to 2010) Accomplishments U.S. Air Force security forces (1972 to 1976) U.S. Border Patrol (1977 to 2001), San Diego Sector firearms instructor Founded the San Diego Law Enforcement … Read more

Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre

(1949)– From 1991 until his resignation effective January 31, 2024, he served as executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association (NRA)– joined the NRA in 1977– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_LaPierre About Wayne LaPierre Wayne LaPierre was the public face of the National Rifle Association for more than three decades. He joined the NRA in 1977, the year of … Read more

Alan Korwin

Alan Korwin

1949 Author originally from New York City Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership 1986 moved to AZ 1989 first book, The Arizona Gun Owner’s Guide GRPC 2019 https://gunstreamer.com/watch/never-again-alan-korwin-jews-for-the-preservation-of-firearms-ownership-grpc-2019_kLRVX2lqzvETB7r.html About Alan Korwin Alan Korwin is an author and publisher whose plain-English guides to gun law have been a fixture on gun store counters for more … Read more

Sandy Froman

Sandy Froman

1949 Sandra Froman 2005 -2007 • President of the National Rifle Association raised in the San Francisco, California 1971 • Stanford University 1974 • degree from Harvard Law School 1984 – Married to Bruce Nelson 1992 • NRA Board of Directors – lifetime appointment on the NRA Executive Council 1998-2003 • 2nd Vice President of … Read more

Frank Fiamingo

Frank Fiamingo

1949 2010 – Founder of New Jersey Second Amendment Society 2010 – 2015 President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS) New Jersey Second Amendment Society NJ based non-profit, civil rights organization About Frank Fiamingo Frank Jack Fiamingo is a New Jersey gun rights activist and the founding president of the New Jersey Second … Read more

Clint Smith

Instructor Clint Smith

– ITC Inter Training Consultants– 1st Company – 1970-1980 Police Officer in Indiana – 1973-1980 in charge of training – 1978 Attended GunSiteI cant tell you that you WILL be in a LFI next week, but you can’t tell me you WON’T be.So, how will you train for the next three days? – 1979 Taught … Read more

IHEA – USA

IHEA USA

International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) – USA since 1949 Denver, Colorado Professional hunter education association – affiliated with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies – 50 state fish and hunter education programs 55,000 volunteer instructors  train and certify more than 650,000 students annually International Hunter Education Association – USA 800 East 73rd Avenue, Unit 3 … Read more

Hornady

started in 1949 “Accurate, deadly, dependable”   World War II Joyce Hornady trained marksmanship to the security force at the Grand Island Arsenal Hornady acquired the first of many Waterbury Farrell assembly presses, 1949 a two-man operation Hornady Sporting Goods Company 1958 built the 8,000-square-foot plant 1964 Frontier Ammunition surplus military brass with Hornady bullets … Read more

Sturm, Ruger & Co

founded in 1949 Connecticut, Arizona, North Carolina Ruger is currently America’s largest firearm manufacturer  second largest handgun manufacturer after Smith & Wesson second largest rifle manufacturer after Remington   1949 founded by Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger in Southport, Connecticut Rugers first pistol, serial Number 8, was “hand delivered” to Warren Page Oct. 6, 1949 first shipment … Read more