(1965)
– 1996 founded (and executive director) of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
– president National Association of Gun Rights NAGR
– 2014 NAGR Revenue $12,451,900
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Brown
About Dudley Brown
Dudley W. Brown is one of the leading figures in the “no-compromise” wing of the gun rights movement. Raised in South Dakota, he worked as Northern Colorado director for U.S. Senator William L. Armstrong and as media director for the Colorado House Republican caucus before turning to gun rights full time. A former NRA lobbyist, he founded Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO) in 1996 shortly after leaving the NRA’s Colorado affiliate. RMGO, based in Loveland, Colorado, has sued over campus carry bans, Colorado’s 2019 red flag law and the state’s 2013 magazine limit, and it joined a national amicus brief in McDonald v. Chicago that the Supreme Court cited.
Brown is also president of the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) and its legal arm, the National Foundation for Gun Rights. In 2014 the Denver Post ranked him the 24th most powerful person in Denver, and in May 2023 Gunpowder Magazine listed him as the second most influential pro-gun advocate in America. As of 2025 he remained president of both RMGO and NAGR, with Ian Escalante serving as RMGO’s executive director since 2024.
Key Facts
- 1996: Founded Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
- 2010: RMGO joins a McDonald v. Chicago amicus brief cited by the Supreme Court
- 2014: Ranked 24th most powerful person in Denver by the Denver Post
- 2019: RMGO sues over Colorado’s red flag law
- May 2023: Named second most influential pro-gun advocate by Gunpowder Magazine
- 2024: Ian Escalante becomes RMGO executive director
Learn More
Sources
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 or the Gun Websites Firearms Network. Corrections and removal requests are welcome through Contact Us.