Candidate Bio For Charlie Brown

As I wrote earlier, Charlie Brown was part of our NRA 2.0 team running for the NRA Board of Directors last year. Thanks to two hurricanes and the lack of leeway in the Bylaws on the submission of petitions, his arrived a day or two late. He should have been on the regular ballot and should not have had to run as a write-in candidate.

He is again running as a petition candidate for the NRA Board and I have endorsed him. You can find a link to his petition here. He brings a wealth of management and marketing experience. Moreover, it is experience in managing and marketing a firearms company.

Charlie sent me his biography for publication.

Candidate Bios, Part 1

Frank Tait has assembled the first set of candidate biographies. This is for Ken Bowra, William Askins, and Jerry Kraus.

You can read them here. I have done thumbnails of the biographies and you can read them below.

Ken Bowra is a retired Major General (Army) who commanded special forces units at all levels. He then went on to the Department of Energy as well as a serving as a diplomat in the State Department. Along the way he amassed experience in running non-profits as the president of the Virginia War Museum Foundation and as a trustee of the Special Operations Association Foundation.

William Askins is a retired USMC officer who also had experience serving with the CIA’s Clandestine Services. If the name Askins rings a bell, it is because he is the son of Col. Charles Askins and grandson of Maj. Charles Askins. More importantly for our purposes, he was a participant in the Cincinnati Revolt of 1977 and went on to serve as Harlon Carter’s executive assistant. He also served as the Deputy Director of the NRA’s publication division.

Finally, Jerry Kraus has served as an ILA Volunteer Election Coordinator over a many year period. Currently a mortgage broker, he has over 30 years of experience in sales, finance, marketing, business strategy, and development. He is an avid marksman and hunter who both competes in events like IDPA and has hunted Africa and Alaska.

Greg Buchel Of Big Horn Armory Gets It!

Greg Buchel is the president and owner of Big Horn Armory. His company makes some of the most interesting pistol caliber lever actions on the market. Want something in .500 S&W, you got it. Maybe something a little smaller such as .454 Casull but with a 16″ octagonal barrel and fancy wood? He’s got you covered.

Thus, I think it notable that he just sent out a letter to all his customers endorsing the Elect A New NRA slate of candidates. Greg is Benefactor Life Member who got tired like so many of us of supporting Wayne’s excesses and he wants those who supported that former status quo gone.

Here is his letter:


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Regards,

Greg Buchel
President
Big Horn Armory, Inc.

I want to thank Greg for taking this step. I doubt he will the only one within the firearms and shooting industry to say this but it takes fortitude to step up and put your company’s name behind it.

You should be getting your ballot in the mail this week with your magazine. If you subscribe digitally, it will be coming in the mail.