Harlon Carter

(August 10, 1913 – November 19, 1991)
– 1951 joined the National Board of the NRA
– 1965-1967 served as NRA president from
– 1975-1976 served as director of the NRA’s lobbying arm NRA ILA
– 1977-1985 served as NRA Executive Vice President
Carter replaced Maxwell Rich as Executive Vice President
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlon_Carter

About Harlon Carter

Harlon B. Carter was the man most responsible for turning the National Rifle Association from a marksmanship and hunting organization into a political force. Born in Granbury, Texas, he joined the U.S. Border Patrol in 1936 and served as its chief from 1950 to 1957. He was NRA president from 1965 to 1967, and in 1975 he became the first director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), the association’s new lobbying arm.

Carter’s defining moment came at the 1977 NRA annual meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he and a group of activists changed the bylaws and voted out much of the leadership. The “Revolt at Cincinnati” put members in control of the organization and recommitted it to defending the right to keep and bear arms. Carter then served as executive vice president from 1977 to 1985, succeeding Maxwell Rich, and was followed by G. Ray Arnett. Historical records also show that in 1931, at age 17, Carter fatally shot 15-year-old Ramon Casiano; he was convicted of murder, but a Texas appeals court overturned the conviction over faulty self-defense jury instructions. Carter died on November 19, 1991, in Green Valley, Arizona.

Key Facts

August 10, 1913: Born in Granbury, Texas
1950-1957: Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol
1965-1967: NRA president
1975: First director of NRA-ILA
1977: Leads the Revolt at Cincinnati; becomes NRA executive vice president (to 1985)
November 19, 1991: Dies in Green Valley, Arizona

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