RIP Aaron Zelman

[Seminole]

I just found out that Aaron Zelman, founder and Executive Director of Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership has passed away.

An obituary is here.

 

[General Geoff]

This comes as a sudden shock. Does anyone know the cause of death?

Rest in Peace, Aaron.

 

[LawScholar]

Gun rights organizations fight the sane fight for essential liberty. Thanks for fighting Mr. Zelman.

 

[Seminole]

Does anyone know the cause of death?

This says he had Marfan's syndrome, which can be associated with a number of problems.

 

[MissouriBullet]

Aaron Zelman, Founder of JPFO, died.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/aaron-zelman-rest-peace

If you didn't know Aaron, just visualize the last Jew left alive in the Warsaw ghetto, fighting the SS man-to-man and street-to-street with a pickup k98 and making full use of his bayonet when his gun ran dry. That was Aaron Zelman. Shalom. You were a Mensch.

Brad

 

[ljnowell]

Sounds like a great guy Brad. May his memory live on.

 

[Evergreen]

Very sad to hear..

May El-kim rest his soul.. We need more Jewish people like him to promote the cause of the RKBA.. I was just about ready to renew my membership, but now he has passed


Baruch dayan haemet!

 

[Evergreen]

Shalom Aleichem Aaron..

Who will take his place? What will happen to JPFO? I was about to write him a letter about increasing aware of gun rights in the Jewish community here in USA, but I suppose it is useless now. What a brave and enlightened soul.

Baruch dayan haemet (Blessed be the True Judge)... Rest in Shalom.


As a grandson of a holocaust survivor who had their gun rights taken away, I really had a lot of admiration for people like Aaron. If every Jew was like Aaron, we would not have ever had a holocaust.

 

[MagnumDweeb]

So what happens to the JFPO setup does it pass to some partner or does it die a tragic death without anyone to take the wheel. That to me would be another tragedy. JPFO always delivered reasonable fodder from which many a non-scholared RKBA street advocate could make a stand against the antis. If it just disappears than we've lost but another rank in the phalanx of liberty, one less great mind, one less great scholar, one less credible voice.

 

[onebigelf]

JPFO is the group I started supporting when the NRA let me down one to many times a few years back. I'll continue that support as long as the group continues.

John

 

[19-3Ben]

Buruch dayan emmes.

 

[parsimonious_instead]

The obit seemed to imply he had some sort of disagreement with Ted Nugent. Any idea what that might have been?

 

[hso]

A great man in the fight for RKBA and the rights of gun owners has passed. May others step into his place and carry on.

 

[scaatylobo]

I am member of JPFO and did not hear this.

R.I.P. and Shalom brother.

He did much to promote guns to Jews - and its still sad that most dont own a gun yet !!!.

btw = this Jew does and has for many decades !!.

 

[sansone]

hopefully somebody will fill his shoes...RIP Mr. Zelman

 

[Chuckleberry]

The obit seemed to imply he had some sort of disagreement with Ted Nugent. Any idea what that might have been?

Here's the open letter he wrote to Ted Nugent. It's not personal against Nugent, but rather he's taking the NRA to task...

http://jpfo.org/articles-assd02/nugent-open-letter.htm

 

[TexasRifleman]

2 threads going on this, merged them so if some posts appear out of order that's why.

Thanks.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Shalom defender of the Right to keep and bear arms.

RIP

 

[ReadyontheRight]

RIP to a fine defender of liberty.

-JPFO Life Member-

 

[bushmaster1313]

We have lost a tireless defender of the RTKBA.

 

[Bubba613]

If you didn't know Aaron, just visualize the last Jew left alive in the Warsaw ghetto, fighting the SS man-to-man and street-to-street with a pickup k98 and making full use of his bayonet when his gun ran dry. That was Aaron Zelman. Shalom. You were a Mensch.

Well, he was 64 so a little young for the Warsaw Ghetto. First hand reports differ with the rest of your statements.
Acharey mos kedoshim emor.

 

[Sniderman]

Thank you Sir, For your dedicated service. You WILL be Missed!

 

[TriTone]

RIP.

The Board of Directors will be meeting to chart the future course of the organization. I would not expect it to dissolve.

Source: http://jpfo.org/ Retrieved: 9:54pm CST 1/3/2011