- Bob Ricker
Bob Ricker is Executive Director of the
American Hunters and Shooters Association , a pro-gun control group founded to split the pro 2nd Amendment groups.Early career
Ricker graduated from George Mason University School of Law and began his career in 1977 as a trial lawyer for a Northern Virginia law firm. In 1981, he ws hired an Assistant General Counsel for the National Rifle Association, representing the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and NRA’s Political Victory Fund. In 1983, Ricker moved to the west coast, where he organized and developed the California Wildlife Federation’s legislative advocacy program. That same year, he led the legislative effort in California to pass the nation's first firearm industry product liability immunity statute.
Controversy
In 1997, Ricker angered his former employer, the
National Rifle Association when he negotiated an agreement between theClinton administration and major gun manufacturers.In high profile litigation brought by several major U.S. cities, Ricker gained national prominence when he went on record against the very industry he used to represent. In an affidavit filed in
California , and later in testimony before a federal court inBrooklyn, New York , Ricker, pointed to what he said were "irresponsible" and "negligent" behavior on the part of gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers.Current work
Ricker manages his own Washington DC based legislative advocacy and policy consulting firm, Ricker & Associates.
ee also
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gun rights
*gun control External links
* [http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript215_full.html Rickers appearing on NOW with Bill Moyers]
* [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=7800 Smoking Guns]
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