{"id":32594,"date":"2022-10-26T18:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32594"},"modified":"2022-10-26T18:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:37:28","slug":"adam-kraut-joins-saf-as-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32594","title":{"rendered":"Adam Kraut Joins SAF As Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2621,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/jh.zoom.us\\\/webinar\\\/register\\\/tJwofu-pqTIpGdylB3Z9j-p3PqS05cMzQTDn\\\/success?user_id=6PycBjniSlyqbVM997-n5A&amp;timezone_id=America%2FNew_York&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2622,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.saf.org\\\/saf-names-attorney-and-2a-litigator-adam-kraut-as-executive-director&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I have known Adam Kraut for a few years now. I supported him in his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/02\/02\/my-endorsements-for-nra-board-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">runs for the NRA Board of Directors<\/a><\/strong> even though Marion Hammer considered him<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/01\/20\/the-enemy-within-is-not-adam-krau.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &#8220;the enemy within&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>. I think one of the smartest moves he made in the past was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/08\/03\/no-adam-kraut-on-nra-board.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opting not to fill out a term<\/a><\/strong> on the NRA Board of Directors in lieu of becoming the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jh.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/tJwofu-pqTIpGdylB3Z9j-p3PqS05cMzQTDn\/success?user_id=6PycBjniSlyqbVM997-n5A&amp;timezone_id=America%2FNew_York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FPC&#8217;s Director of Legal Strategy<\/a><\/strong> which later became the VP for Programs. He left the Firearms Policy Coalition in August to be a sole practitioner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, it was<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/saf-names-attorney-and-2a-litigator-adam-kraut-as-executive-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> announced that Adam would be the new Executive Director<\/a><\/strong> of the Second Amendment Foundation. He will be doing that full time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the announcement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Kraut brings almost a decade of experience in the Second Amendment realm as a litigator and educator. Throughout his career, Kraut has represented individuals, companies, and institutional plaintiffs in state and federal litigation and regulatory matters.<\/p><p>In addition to his legal background, Kraut draws management experience from his time in the non-profit world, where he was responsible for overseeing the programmatic functions of a liberty-based non-profit, which concentrated on Second Amendment issues. He also managed a federal firearms licensee. Kraut comes with a variety of media experience, having written for publications such as Recoil magazine, Recoil Web, and other online publications, writing and hosting a YouTube series, hosting and appearing as guest on multiple podcasts, and appearing on television.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Gottlieb, SAF&#8217;s founder and Executive VP, had this to say on the appointment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to have Adam coming aboard at a time when our legal activities are greatly expanding,\u201d said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. \u201cHe brings a wealth of experience to the position, at a critical time when we are challenging an array of restrictive gun control laws that clearly have restrained peaceable, law-abiding citizens while accomplishing nothing in the effort to reduce violent crime.<\/p><p>\u201cAdam has been a SAF Life Member since 2013,\u201d Gottlieb added. \u201cHe has a keen understanding of our mission, our history and our effort to win firearms freedom, one lawsuit at a time. We are proud to bring him aboard to fill an important role as we ramp up our fight to restore and expand the Second Amendment as the cornerstone of our Constitution.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In accepting the position, Adam acknowledged the legacy of the Second Amendment Foundation and said he looked forward to continuing developing more cases to bring to the Supreme Court &#8220;to ensure the right to keep and bear arms is restored to its original meaning.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think this is a great selection. While not said out loud, I think Alan Gottlieb is looking to build a succession plan for SAF. Contrast that with Wayne LaPierre and the NRA where any thoughts of a succession plan are quickly <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2020\/05\/07\/the-nras-lack-of-a-succession-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stomped out<\/a><\/strong>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2020\/05\/07\/the-nras-lack-of-a-succession-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthy organizations<\/a><\/strong> look to succession; unhealthy organizations actively resist it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have known Adam Kraut for a few years now. 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