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Dudley Brown 
Dudley W. BrownBorn 1965 Education Political Science Alma mater Colorado State University Occupation Executive Director Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, National Association For Gun Rights Years active 17 Known for Second Amendment Rights, Activism, Politics Home town Brush, CO Political party Republican Dudley W. Brown (born 1965) is a pro-gun lobbyist, as well as the founder and executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners based in Denver, Colorado. Brown's organization bills itself as a "no-compromise" pro-gun Second Amendment group.
Dudley Brown is also the executive director of the National Association for Gun Rights, a group that serves as an umbrella coordinator for various state-level pro-gun organizations.
Brown is a member of the Republican Party.
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Biography
Brown is a 1989 graduate of Colorado State University[citation needed], and founded the CSU College Republicans[citation needed]. After Brown’s 1989 graduation, he served as Northern Colorado Director for U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong. In 1990, when Armstrong retired, Brown became the Media Director for the Colorado House of Representatives[citation needed]
Republican Caucus. In 1992, Brown became the deputy campaign manager for the unsuccessful Republican congressional campaign of Brian Day in Colorado’s 2nd District.[1]
Brown currently resides in Northern Colorado.
Brown is a weapons instructor and avid shooter, as well as a leader in Colorado's conservative movement.[citation needed]
RMGO Activities
In 1993, Brown became Legislative Director of the Firearms Coalition of Colorado and contract lobbyist for the Colorado State Shooting Association (the NRA state affiliate)[citation needed]. In 1996 Brown founded Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO), a no-compromise gun rights lobby concentrating on Colorado, which operates independently of other gun rights organizations[citation needed]. He is the only professional lobbyist to endure the 9-year battle for a "shall issue" concealed carry law in Colorado[2] Brown has appeared as a guest on Fox News, Hannity & Colmes, CNBC's Geraldo Rivera, the NBC Nightly News, and numerous other media outlets.[citation needed]
NAGR Activities
Political activities
Dudley Brown's lobbying activities have focused on influencing the Colorado Legislature, both in opposing new gun legislation such as that proposed in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre, and supporting specific legislation to relax concealed carry regulations. Brown often criticizes the National Rifle Association as being soft on gun control.[citation needed]
"We're not afraid to be called radicals on the gun issue," says Brown. "Because that's what we are."[3]
In the wake of Columbine High School, Colorado voters passed Amendment 22, a voter-initiated measure requiring background checks of gun purchases at gun shows, closing the so-called "gun show loophole".[4] Brown opposed the initiative, stating, "We're under assault right now. We feel like the Jews did in Nazi Germany."[5]
In 2002, a complaint was filed against Brown with the Colorado Secretary of State, alleging that a fund-raising letter Brown authored supporting the congressional campaign of Marilyn Musgrave violated state law. The Associated Press reported that Brown wrote a January 21, 2002 letter soliciting donations to Musgrave's congressional campaign. The complaint filed claimed, "As a registered lobbyist, Mr. Brown is clearly prohibited from fund-raising while the General Assembly is in session." Brown called the complaint "frivolous" and apparently a judge agreed, as the case was summarily dismissed.[6]
Brown is well known for involving his organization in Republican primary elections at the state and local levels.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ http://politicalpalehorse.blogspot.com/2007/04/dudley-brown-throws-down.html
- ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/D6D2AD9E8974917C87256C6B005D4177?Open&file=024_01.pdf
- ^ Westword, "Let Freedom -- and Gunshots -- Ring", September 20, 2001.
- ^ Colorado Secretary of State Amendment 22 ballot history, 2000.
- ^ Gun sale measure leads polls in pro-gun, post-Columbine Colorado - September 20, 2000
- ^ "Gun lobbyist draws fire over fund-raising letter," Associated Press; March 30, 2002.
- ^ The Guns Network LLC ~ Discussion Forums - CO - Smith fires back at gun organization
- ^ Bob Ewegen, "Last Man Standing Wins the 4th," Denver Post; February 16, 2002.
External links
- Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
- OpenSecrets.org Dudley Brown: Federal political contributions
- Colorado Secretary of State Dudley Brown: State-level campaign contributions
Categories:- Gun politics in the United States
- College Republicans
- 1965 births
- Living people
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