Joseph P. Tartaro
March 17,1931 – June 13, 2020 (89)

• US Army – Korean War
• editor of Pacific Stars & Stripes
• Father of Peggy Tartaro
• President of the Second Amendment Foundation 
• 1979 bought Gun Week newspaper (with his brother) 
  – later transferred it to the Second Amendment Foundation
• Executive Editor of TheGunMag.com
• 1989 – named president of Second Amendment Foundation
• 1989  2nd Amendment foundation acquired Women & Guns, founded by Sunny Jones, who remained as its editor
• co-editor of the monthly newsletter, The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report
• 1993 – Author – The Great Assault Weapon Hoax 
• Joseph was a former Ad Executive for Tartaro Advertising