Todd J. Rathner

Todd J. Rathner (born November 6, 1965) is a member of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) Board of Directors, where he has served since he was elected in 1999.

Rathner has been a Second Amendment lobbyist for over 15 years and currently serves on the NRA Board of Directors and the following NRA committees: Executive Committee, Legislative Policy Committee and the International Affairs Committee and is the Director of Legislative Affairs for Knife Rights.[1][2][3]

As an Arizona lobbyist, in 2010 Rathner played a critical role in enacting Arizona's "Constitutional Carry" law, which allows law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.[4]

On October 6, 2014, Rathner announced the formation of the NFA Freedom Alliance (NFAFA), an organization dedicated to protecting NFA gun owners, dealers, and manufacturers interests by influencing public policy primarily through lobbying.[5] One of the primary stated goals of the NFAFA is to enact "Shall Certify" legislation in all 50 states to mitigate the effects on NFA gun owners of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 41P Proposal. NFA gun owners are defined as those who own silencers, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns and machine guns.[6]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Sobieck, Ben (June 11, 2010). "Knife Rights Appoints Todd Rathner as Director of Legislative Affairs". Blade (magazine).
  2. ↑ "Knife Rights Appoints Todd Rathner as Director of Legislative Affairs". Knife Rights. June 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Nomination of Directors". America's First Freedom 5 (9): 62. 2004.
  4. ↑ Etter, Lauren (May 6, 2015). "Knives Are the New Guns in Lawmakers’ Second-Amendment Expansion". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ "Veteran Activist & Lobbyist Launches Gun Rights Organization – NFA Freedom Alliance". Ammoland. October 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "What is 'Shall Certify' legislation?". NFA Freedom Alliance. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Past Award Recipients" (PDF). Arizona Game and Fish Department. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

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