Tony Simon

• 2013 – Simon Says Train
• 2015 – The 2nd is For Everyone: Diversity Shoots
• 2017 – (2A4E) Podcast

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About Tony Simon

Tony Simon is a New Jersey firearms instructor, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and the founder of 2A4E, short for The Second Is for Everyone, an outreach effort built around the 2A4E Diversity Shoot. According to the 2A4E website, Simon started the events after attending a National Rifle Association event where he noticed few attendees were people of color, and he concluded the gap came from a lack of outreach rather than a lack of interest. The first Diversity Shoot was held in March 2015 at the Gun For Hire range in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and was open to people of all races, genders and orientations, combining firearms training, education and range time.

The events have since been held at ranges around New Jersey and in other states, including Pennsylvania and Nebraska. Simon has also spoken publicly on New Jersey’s permitting system: in a July 2025 New Jersey Monitor report on racial disparities in carry permit denials, he argued that subjective standards in the state’s permit process lead to unequal enforcement. His work matters to gun owners because it brings new shooters, many of whom have felt left out of the firearms community, into safe training and into the Second Amendment conversation. As of 2026, 2A4E continues to promote its events, podcast and newsletter through its official website.

Key Facts

• 1993: Simon moves to New Jersey from Virginia, where he later finds the local firearms culture lacking in diversity.
• 2015: Founds 2A4E (The Second Is for Everyone).
• March 2015: The first 2A4E Diversity Shoot is held at Gun For Hire in Woodland Park, New Jersey.
• Diversity Shoots have since been held across New Jersey and in Pennsylvania and Nebraska.
• July 2, 2025: New Jersey Monitor features Simon in a report on racial disparities in New Jersey carry permit denials.

Learn More

• 2A4E Diversity Shoot (official site)

Sources

• 2A4E Diversity Shoot: About
• New Jersey gun-rights advocates target racial disparities in carry permit denials (New Jersey Monitor, 2025)

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