December 28, 1927 – January 13, 2020 (92)
- – Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
- married to his beloved late wife Barbara for 57 years
- served in the United States Navy in World War II
- – 1975 founded The Gun Owners of America (GOA)
- – founded Gun Owners of California
- – 1966-1989 California state senator
career was primarily focused on the preservation and protection of the Second Amendment - – Chair the Senate Fish and Game Committee
- extraordinary hunter and dedicated to the conservation of California game
- – NRA board of director
- Author: “Confrontational Politics”
- – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Richardson
About H. L. “Bill” Richardson
Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson was a California state senator and the founder of Gun Owners of America, one of the leading national gun rights organizations. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on December 28, 1927, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and later settled in California, where he was elected to the State Senate in 1966. He represented the 19th district from January 1967 to November 1976 and the 25th district from December 1976 to November 1988, where his career centered on defending the Second Amendment.
Richardson founded Gun Owners of America as a grassroots lobbying organization for gun owners, and he also founded Gun Owners of California. GOA, now headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, reports more than two million members. Richardson was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1974 and ran for Congress in 1962 and 1992. He wrote several books, including What Makes You Think We Read the Bills? (1978), several novels in the 1990s, and Confrontational Politics (2010), a guide to political activism. He died in California on January 13, 2020, at age 92.
Key Facts
- December 28, 1927: Born in Terre Haute, Indiana.
- 1966: Elected to the California State Senate; takes office in January 1967.
- 1974: Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from California.
- November 1988: Leaves the State Senate after more than two decades of service.
- 2010: Publishes Confrontational Politics.
- January 13, 2020: Dies at age 92.
Learn More
- Gun Owners of America on Minuteman University.com
- Gun Owners of California on Minuteman University.com
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