Sean Caranna founded FloridaOpen Carry immediately after theU.S. Supreme Court held in Mc-Donald v. Chicago that the SecondAmendment applies to states andlocalities on June 28th 2010.Six months later, Florida Carry,Inc. was born to expand the originalmission of Florida Open Carry toinclude preemption, campus carry,and other issues facing gun owners.Sean is devoted to reformingFlorida’s gun, knife, [...]

Chicago’s Rhonda Ezell is a gallant lady with two missions inlife: “Doing what I can do for the Second Amendment,” and winningher very personal battle against akidney ailment that has her waitingdesperately for a transplant.This 44-year-old Chicago nativebecame the central figure in a gunrights victory against Chicago’sgun control ordinance that bannedshooting ranges inside the citylimits, [...]

When Sussex, NJ Mayor Jonathan Rose was first elected, it didn’t takelong for Mayors Against IllegalGuns – the group launched byanti-gun New York Mayor MichaelBloomberg and Boston Mayor TomMenino – to invite Rose to join.He turned them down flat.Rose, 32, is an independentcomputer consultant and servesonly as a part-time mayor of Sussex,a community in northwest [...]

David G. Sigale of Glen Ellyn,Illinois is the CCRKBA Gun RightsDefender of the Month for February,2012.“David Sigale is a skilled SecondAmendment advocate,” saidCCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb,“His dedication to our right to keepand bear arms civil rights, and hispassion for justice are exceptional,”he continued.The Second AmendmentFoundation recently awardedDavid its 2011 Bill of Rights award,and he was [...]

David Codrea is the CCRKBA GunRights Defender of the Month forNovember.John M. Snyder, CCRKBA PublicAffairs Director, nominated Codreafor the award saying that he “hasseized upon the potentialities ofthe new media, especially massinternet communications, and sentit into action in effective defense ofthe individual Second Amendmentcivil right to keep and bear arms.“David has become well-knownwithin the Second [...]

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) is the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender ofthe Month for August.In nominating him for the award,John M. Snyder, CCRKBA PublicAffairs Director, noted that, “Sen.Moran is a stalwart supporter ofthe Second Amendment civil rightto keep and bear arms. Recently, hehas taken a lead in questioning theposition of the Obama administrationon the proposed [...]

Texas State Sen. Glenn Heger is the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defenderof the Month for July.John M. Snyder, CCRKBA PublicAffairs Director, nominated the Republicanlegislator from Katy, Texasfor the Award.Snyder said that Sen. Heger foryears has been promoting gun rightsin the Texas Legislature.“For years, Sen. Heger has beensponsoring much-needed pro-gunlegislation. In particular, he has beenworking for a [...]

Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowais the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defenderof the Month for April. He’sa CCRKBA Congressional Advisor.John M. Snyder, CCRKBA PublicAffairs Director, nominated Grassleyfor the Award. He said “Sen.Grassley is working to uncover thefacts behind questionable activitiesof the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).“The burgeoning scandal involvesa BATFE firearms straw purchasersting operation [...]

Oklahoma State Senator SteveRussell of Oklahoma City is theCCRKBA Gun Rights Defender ofthe Month for March.“During this time of stress forbelievers in the right to keep andbear arms when officials of variouskinds seek to undermine Americans’gun rights, it is most gratifyingthat officials such as Sen. Russellstand up so forcefully in defenseof our rights,” said John [...]

Congressman John Boozman of Arkansas has been named the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month for November.
In announcing Rep. Boozman’s nomination, John M. Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, noted that, “this Congressman throughout his time here in Washington, D.C. has been a stalwart defender of and articulate promoter of legislation supportive of the individual [...]