(1973)
- June 13, 2016 Founder Operation Blazing Sword
- 2018 – President of Pink Pistols
- Writes for the Blue Collar Prepper (“It doesn’t take a fortune to be prepared!”)
- co-hostess of the GunBlog VarietyCast (“Everything including the kitchen sink”).
- hostess of the Assorted Calibers Podcast
About Erin Palette
Erin Palette is a writer, podcaster and gun rights advocate best known as the founder of Operation Blazing Sword and as president of the Pink Pistols, the largest LGBT gun rights organization in the United States. She founded Operation Blazing Sword on June 13, 2016, the Monday after the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, to connect LGBT people with volunteer instructors who could teach firearm safety and basic operation for self-defense in a welcoming setting. The group became a registered Florida nonprofit by August 2016 and received 501(c)(3) status in November 2016. By December 2017 it counted more than 1,500 volunteer instructors in nearly 1,000 locations across all 50 states, with trainers in Canada, Australia and Europe.
On September 23, 2018, Palette became president of the Pink Pistols, and the two organizations merged that year to form one of the largest LGBT pro-gun groups in the world. Under her leadership the combined organization added Top Shot Season 4 champion Chris Cheng to its board in January 2020. Palette also writes for the Blue Collar Prepper blog, co-hosts the GunBlog VarietyCast and hosts the Assorted Calibers Podcast, and she has spoken at the Gun Rights Policy Conference.
Key Facts
- June 13, 2016: Founds Operation Blazing Sword after the Pulse attack
- November 2016: Operation Blazing Sword receives 501(c)(3) status
- December 2017: Network exceeds 1,500 volunteer instructors in all 50 states
- September 23, 2018: Becomes president of the Pink Pistols
- 2018: Operation Blazing Sword and Pink Pistols merge
- January 2020: Chris Cheng joins the board
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Sources
- Operation Blazing Sword: Who We Are
- Wikipedia: Pink Pistols
- Pink Pistols: One Hand Falls, Another Hand Rises
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