Larry Pratt

(1942)
– 1976 – 2018 executive director Gun Owners of America
– 1980–1981 Virginia House of Delegates 19th district
– Reagan delegate to the 1980 Republican National Convention
– Author: Armed People Victorious (1990)
– Author: Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution and Citizen Militias (1995)
– Author: On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty (2001)
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Pratt

About Larry Pratt

Larry Pratt is a longtime gun rights organizer best known for leading Gun Owners of America, the Springfield, Virginia-based national gun rights group that reports more than two million members. Pratt took the helm of GOA in 1976, shortly after California state senator H. L. Richardson founded it, and guided the organization for more than four decades before becoming executive director emeritus. Under his leadership GOA built a national grassroots lobbying operation.

Before and alongside his GOA work, Pratt was active in conservative politics. He served one term as a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 19th district from January 1980 to January 1982, and he has led other advocacy groups, including English First, founded in 1986. His books, Armed People Victorious (1990), Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution and Citizen Militias (1995) and On the Firing Line (2001), make the case for an armed citizenry as a safeguard of liberty. He has appeared frequently on national radio and television as a spokesman for gun owners.

Key Facts

1976: Takes over leadership of Gun Owners of America.
January 9, 1980 to January 13, 1982: Serves in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 19th district.
1986: English First, which Pratt later led as president, is founded.
1990: Publishes Armed People Victorious.
1995: Publishes Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution and Citizen Militias.
2001: Publishes On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty.

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