Todd J. Rathner

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Todd J. Rathner (born November 6, 1965) is a member of the National Rifle Association of America Board of Directors where he has served since he was elected in 1999. Rathner currently serves on the following NRA committees: Executive Committee, Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, Legislative Policy Committee, President's Committee on Ways and Means, and Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Committee.

Rathner grew up hunting and target shooting with his father, uncle and cousins and continues to do so today. He is a two time graduate of Gunsite Training Center in Prescott Arizona.

Rathner is a civil rights activist who is a passionate defender of the individual right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution in the Bill of Rights, Rathner also works to uphold the rights of hunters around the world to continue hunting. He is the owner of The T Jeffrey Safari Company LLC which arranges African hunting safaris primarily in Namibia and South Africa. As well as hunting safaris in Australia and New Zealand.

Rathner is also the principal of Rathner and Associates an Arizona lobbying and political consulting firm, specializing in tax, land use and legislation related to individual rights.

Rathner serves as the Director of Legislative Policy for Knife Rights, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of knife owners and manufacturers.

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. This makes Arizona the third state behind Vermont and Alaska to enact such a law.

In 2000, he organized and led the grassroots campaign to enact Arizona’s Firearms Pre-emption Law which prevents cities and towns in Arizona from enacting firearms laws or regulations and leaves the regulation of firearms to the Arizona legislature.

Rathner is a registered lobbyist in the Arizona Legislature, he was instrumental in the drafting and passage of the Arizona Shooting Range Protection Bill and the Ben Avery Shooting Range Protection Bill. These laws have secured the future of shooting ranges in Arizona and the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in particular. In addition Rathner has worked on numerous legislative measures to make life easier for law abiding gun owners and hunters in Arizona.

Rathner has worked on numerous political campaigns to elect pro Second Amendment candidates to various government offices.

Rathner currently works with various organizations to help ease firearms restrictions on American hunters who travel to hunt. These include bans on the transportation of firearms as checked luggage on commercial airliners. Rathner publishes The T. Jeffrey Safari Company blog which covers numerous topics related to hunting including issues critical to international hunters, especially those who hunt in Africa.

Rathner has also worked to assure the right of law abiding citizens of the United States to utilize public land for hunting and recreational shooting.

He is a frequent guest on nranews.com, and Liberty Watch Radio, and has had articles published by various news organizations including The New York Times on the subject of the Second Amendment, self defense and hunting/wildlife conservation related issues.

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[edit] Personal life

Born in 1965 in Flushing, Queens, New York, he currently resides in Tucson, Arizona with his wife and two children.

[edit] Awards and recognition

[edit] Instructor certifications

  • National Rifle Association:
    • Rifle
    • Pistol
    • Personal Protection.
  • Arizona Game and Fish Department:
    • Hunter Education Instructor

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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