Top 20 Most Influential Pro-Gun People

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Inspired by the other thread:

As a start and in no particular order:

John Lott
Charleton Heston
Wayne Lapierre
Jeff Cooper
Ron Paul
Ted Nugent
Tom Selleck (for the publicity of the Rosie Show he was on.)



I'm going to add Carol Bamberry because I think she rocks (NRA Director and pro-gun attorney and darned nice person.
 
Paxton Quigley (Author of Armed and Female, a book that showed women & guns are OK)

Suzanna Hupp (Her parents died in the Luby's massacre because she made the mistake of obeying the law, & left her gun in the truck, rather then carrying it. Now a Texas legislator, she played a MAJOR role in getting CHL legislation passed.)

Neal Knox (Former NRA director, he's still fighting the good fight, trying to keep NRA on the straight and narrow, with uncompromising support for RKBA.)

Hmmm . . . as for Heston, has anyone ever seen him holding something other than a flintlock or fancy shotgun??? :confused:
 
Ann Coulter wrote just a couple of years ago about being mugged as she was walking on a bridge in D.C.

She commented that what peeved her was that she was unarmed and that the perp knew she was unarmed.

How about the Second Amendment Sisters, Women & Guns Magazine or the folks at http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com ?

Alicia Waddas at http://www.mothersarms.org ?

Sarah Thompson of the Utah GOA?

Marion Hammer, former NRA Prez.

Sandy Froman, VP NRA.

Rick
 
Instead of most influential, here’s my list of people I consider to be the most devoted and principled pro-gun supporters:

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
George Mason
Ron Paul
Yosemite Sam
Boston T. Party (Kenneth Royce)
Vin Suprynowicz
Matthew Bracken
John Ross
Clint Smith
Elmer Fudd
Jeff Cooper
Kenny Sumner (operator of KCR)
 
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Larry Pratt of GOA needs to be mentioned.

Rep. Todd Tiahrt of Kansas, who tried to get a law passed restoring the "kitchen table" FFL, is also very worthy of mention.
 
Hehe couple more:

Ron Paul
Larry Craig
Ronnie Barrett
Chuck Yeager
 
Hello all. I am new to this forum and wanted to say before I jump and start posting.

A good list so far. I would add Angel Shamaya, director of Keepandbeararms.com to the list.
 
You people aren't scholars : :)

Gary Kleck
John Lott - mentioned before

who both supplied the scholarly bases for shall issue laws and debunking many current gun laws.

Clayton Cramer who started the movement that took down Bellesile's book

Dave Kopel
Don Kates - strong legal advocates for the RKBA

Hate to say this, but a lobbyist gun buddy told me that Ron Paul is rather marginalized in the Congress. Same with the GOA. Lots of smoke but little fire in the real decision processes.
 
Hmmmm.

Let's say we limit it to people alive and influencial right now.

<scratches head>

Some of the scholars need mention...Stephen Halbrook for one, and weirdly enough I can make a case for Akhil Reed Amar even though he's NOT really on our side...or rather, doesn't want to be, but the data forced him to it. (See also his 1998 book "The Bill Of Rights".)

Kleck. At one point I would have said Lott but...b'gawd, that "Mary Rosh" thing :eek:.

Clayton Cramer. I want to see his "Southern violence and moral reform" book get wider spread...it's *important*, one of the best looks at what cured a "culture of violence" ever.

Other than that...John Ross is a contender.

The 'Nuge, definately.

Alan Gottlieb is in the running.

Brian Judy operates out of the California NRA field office but covers the other western states outside Cali. He was key in switching Alaska to "modified Vermont, optional CCW" last year which was a HUGE win...proof that shall-issue can be a stepping stone to even better was long suspected but having proven it, Brian took a lot of the wind out of the sails of the "hardcore Vermont or bust anti-shall-issue" crowd.

Suzanna Gratia-Hupp, for sure.

Tanya Metaska in FL (NRA). She was critical in switching FL to shall-issue in '87, probably our biggest single win of the last 30+ years as it led to a flood of copycats by putting training straight into the mix. She's *definately* in, and has done good work since though it's damned hard to top THAT.

We've got some key GOP Senators on our side that bear mention. Craig for one.

Until his retirement a few years back, I would have said Don B. Kates Jr.

Kopel for sure.

Vin and Paxton in the writers-with-public-access-beyond-gun-rags department.

This isn't a complete list :).
 
I must add THR's very own...

Oleg Volk - for the obvious. THR rocks the party!!!

Kenn Blanchard aka Blackmanwithagun - for founding the Tenth Cavalry Gun club at a time when firearms ownership among the law abiding people of color was sort of taboo. 10+ years later, TCGC has several chapters in multiple states and continues to grow and educate all people on responsible firearms ownership. Kenn is also very active in the politcal arena supporting pro-gun legislation at home in MD as well as on a national level.
 
Here's another one...

Richard Marcinko
www.dickmarcinko.com

"It's not up to the government to protect us," says Marcinko. "Citizens at large must be empowered with facts on what Americans can do and what is being done to defend the United States against those who would do us harm." --a quote from his radio show's website.
 
Hate to say this, but....

GEM said:

"Hate to say this, but a lobbyist gun buddy told me that Ron Paul is rather marginalized in the Congress. Same with the GOA. Lots of smoke but little fire in the real decision processes."

GEM , you might be right, however, if all of us put all of support behind Ron Paul (the ONLY politician I know who ALWAYS votes for the Constitution) and GOA, who is unwilling to compromise on the 2A, it might be a different story. Ron Paul is one the only politicians whose re-election campaign I've ever contributed to. The NRA lost credibility with me over Charlton's remarks about the appropriateness of AK ownership. Of course, Charlton was just a country club shotgunner (as far as I can tell), and it seems to that's the group the NRA represents best. I am not one of those, however, so GOA will get my support long before the NRA does, and I'm a Life Member of both.


"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"

"There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes, and the other is the Bill of Rights." - Major General Smedley Butler, US Marine Corps 1930
 
I'm not saying that they are bad folk but the question was who was influential and Ron Paul and the GOA may not meet that criterion.

I support the NRA and TSRA as they are effective lobbyists in many instances. Not that the NRA is perfect.
 
How about Rush Limbaugh? He's not a shooter, but is always, ALWAYS on our side.
 
How about Rush Limbaugh? He's not a shooter, but is always, ALWAYS on our side.
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If we limit it to firearms, you might be right. But is he on the right side of liberty?

I used to be a “faithful follower†of Limbaugh. I religiously taped his TV show every night in the mid 90’s. During that time he was a real “law and order†guy. In his eyes, the police, FBI, CIA, and ATF could do no wrong.

Remember Waco? Leading up to the big fire, Rush was squarely on the side of the ATF and FBI during the ordeal. Paraphrasing Rush, “Folks, Dave Koresh and everyone in that compound are law breakers. The FBI/ATF are doing the right thing. Blaa blaa blaa…†I clearly remember him supporting Janet Reno during the hearings.
 
And you know what? From here, I think we have a couple of people who are pretty active. Jim March and Monkey Leg seem to do a lot of pro-gun work. Nationally influential? Maybe not, but they certainly do their share and I bet they've influenced a few people on and off these boards.
 
Stossel is definately in the top 20. Can't believe I missed him.

I'm not. Not yet anyways. Oleg is perhaps ahead of me, considering how far his artwork has spread, but I don't think in the top 20 either.
 
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