Bob Ricker
Encyclopedia
Bob Ricker resigned January 6, 2009, as a member of the board of directors and Executive Director of the American Hunters and Shooters Association
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and began his career in 1977 as a trial lawyer for a Northern Virginia
law firm. In 1981, he was hired as an Assistant General Counsel for the National Rifle Association
, representing the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and NRA’s Political Victory Fund. In 1983, Ricker moved to the west coast, where he organized and developed the California Wildlife Federation’s legislative advocacy program. That same year, he led the legislative effort in California to pass the nation's first firearm industry product liability immunity statute.
when he negotiated an agreement between the Clinton administration and major gun manufacturers.
In high profile litigation brought by several major U.S. cities, Ricker gained national prominence when he went on record against the very industry he used to represent. In an affidavit
filed in California
, and later in testimony before a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Ricker, pointed to what he said were "irresponsible" and "negligent" behavior on the part of gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers.
Ricker died 4 December 2009.
American Hunters and Shooters Association
The American Hunters and Shooters Association , founded in 2005, was a small United States-based group, which has set itself apart from the much larger gun owner organization, the National Rifle Association, founded in 1871, by advocating further restrictions on 2nd Amendment rights...
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Early career
Ricker graduated from George Mason University School of LawGeorge Mason University School of Law
George Mason University School of Law is the law school of George Mason University, a state university in Virginia, United States...
and began his career in 1977 as a trial lawyer for a Northern Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
law firm. In 1981, he was hired as an Assistant General Counsel for the National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
, representing the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and NRA’s Political Victory Fund. In 1983, Ricker moved to the west coast, where he organized and developed the California Wildlife Federation’s legislative advocacy program. That same year, he led the legislative effort in California to pass the nation's first firearm industry product liability immunity statute.
Controversy
In 1997, Ricker angered his former employer, the National Rifle AssociationNational Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
when he negotiated an agreement between the Clinton administration and major gun manufacturers.
In high profile litigation brought by several major U.S. cities, Ricker gained national prominence when he went on record against the very industry he used to represent. In an affidavit
Affidavit
An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law. Such statement is witnessed as to the authenticity of the affiant's signature by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public...
filed in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and later in testimony before a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Ricker, pointed to what he said were "irresponsible" and "negligent" behavior on the part of gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers.
Current work
Ricker managed his own Sacramento, California based legislative advocacy and policy consulting firm.Ricker died 4 December 2009.