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Brown is a 1989 graduate of [[Colorado State University]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}, and founded the CSU [[College Republicans]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}. After Brown’s 1989 graduation, he served as Northern Colorado Director for U.S. Senator [[William L. Armstrong|Bill Armstrong]]. In 1990, when Armstrong retired, Brown became the Media Director for the [[Colorado House of Representatives]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} [[Image:DudleybrownMP5med.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Dudley Brown MP5]] Republican Caucus. In 1992, Brown became the deputy campaign manager for the unsuccessful Republican congressional campaign of Brian Day in Colorado’s 2nd District.<ref>http://politicalpalehorse.blogspot.com/2007/04/dudley-brown-throws-down.html</ref> |
Brown is a 1989 graduate of [[Colorado State University]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}, and founded the CSU [[College Republicans]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}. After Brown’s 1989 graduation, he served as Northern Colorado Director for U.S. Senator [[William L. Armstrong|Bill Armstrong]]. In 1990, when Armstrong retired, Brown became the Media Director for the [[Colorado House of Representatives]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} [[Image:DudleybrownMP5med.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Dudley Brown MP5]] Republican Caucus. In 1992, Brown became the deputy campaign manager for the unsuccessful Republican congressional campaign of Brian Day in Colorado’s 2nd District.<ref>http://politicalpalehorse.blogspot.com/2007/04/dudley-brown-throws-down.html</ref> |
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Brown currently resides in Northern Colorado. |
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Brown is a weapons instructor and shooter.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} |
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==Rocky Mountain Gun Owners== |
==Rocky Mountain Gun Owners== |
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Dudley Brown | |
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| File:Dudley Brown.jpg Dudley W. Brown | |
| Born | 1965 |
| Education | Political Science |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Director Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, National Association for Gun Rights |
| Years active | 17 |
| Known for | Second Amendment Rights, Activism, Politics |
| Political party | Republican |
Dudley W. Brown (born 1965) is a pro-gun lobbyist, as well as the founder and executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners based in Denver, Colorado. Brown's organization bills itself as a "no-compromise" pro-gun Second Amendment group.
Dudley Brown is also the executive director of the National Association for Gun Rights, a group that serves as an umbrella coordinator for various state-level pro-gun organizations.
Brown is a member of the Republican Party.
Biography
Brown is a 1989 graduate of Colorado State University[citation needed], and founded the CSU College Republicans[citation needed]. After Brown’s 1989 graduation, he served as Northern Colorado Director for U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong. In 1990, when Armstrong retired, Brown became the Media Director for the Colorado House of Representatives[citation needed]
Republican Caucus. In 1992, Brown became the deputy campaign manager for the unsuccessful Republican congressional campaign of Brian Day in Colorado’s 2nd District.[1]
Brown is a weapons instructor and shooter.[citation needed]
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
In 1993, Brown became Legislative Director of the Firearms Coalition of Colorado and contract lobbyist for the Colorado State Shooting Association (the NRA state affiliate)[citation needed]. In 1996 Brown founded Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO), a no-compromise gun rights lobby concentrating on Colorado, which operates independently of other gun rights organizations[citation needed]. He is the only professional lobbyist to endure the 9-year battle for a "shall issue" concealed carry law in Colorado[2] Brown has appeared as a guest on Fox News, Hannity & Colmes, CNBC's Geraldo Rivera, the NBC Nightly News, and numerous other media outlets.[citation needed]
In July of 2012, a POLITICO writer had this to say about RMGO: "Out here in Colorado, the National Rifle Association is considered a left-wing Washington-based organization. Instead of this Eastern establishment group, gun owners look to the Rocky Mountain Gun Owner as their voice in the legislature and Congress."[3]
Political activities
Dudley Brown's lobbying activities have focused on influencing the Colorado Legislature, both in opposing new gun legislation such as that proposed in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre, and supporting specific legislation to relax concealed carry regulations. Brown often criticizes the National Rifle Association as being soft on gun control.[citation needed]
"We're not afraid to be called radicals on the gun issue," says Brown. "Because that's what we are."[4]
In the wake of Columbine High School, Colorado voters passed Amendment 22, a voter-initiated measure requiring background checks of gun purchases at gun shows, closing the "gun show loophole".[5] Brown opposed the initiative, stating, "We're under assault right now. We feel like the Jews did in Nazi Germany."[6]
In 2002, a complaint was filed against Brown with the Colorado Secretary of State, alleging that a fund-raising letter Brown authored supporting the congressional campaign of Marilyn Musgrave violated state law. The Associated Press reported that Brown wrote a January 21, 2002 letter soliciting donations to Musgrave's congressional campaign. The complaint filed claimed, "As a registered lobbyist, Mr. Brown is clearly prohibited from fund-raising while the General Assembly is in session." Brown called the complaint "frivolous".[7]. The case was dismissed.[citation needed]
Brown is known for involving his organization in Republican primary elections at the state and local levels.[8]
In a recent change of leadership in the Colorado State Legislature, Brown supported a pro-gun Senator to take the place of one he felt was not supportive of Second Amendment rights. The state senator whose loyalty to the Second Amendment was called into question called Brown "the most dangerous man in Republican politics."[9]
At the Colorado GOP convention in April of 2012, RMGO and Dudley Brown acted on behalf of gun owners, supporting pro-gun candidates and speaking out against those who they considered anything less.[10][11]
Brown was involved in the debate during the Rules Committee meeting at the Republican Convention in Tampa, Florida. The rules committee voted for an entire set of revised rules, which were " negotiated behind the scenes by Romney’s surrogates..."[12]
Dudley Brown is a critic of the anti-gun lobby and interest groups like the Violence Policy Center.[13]
See also
References
- ^ http://politicalpalehorse.blogspot.com/2007/04/dudley-brown-throws-down.html
- ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/D6D2AD9E8974917C87256C6B005D4177?Open&file=024_01.pdf
- ^ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78799.html
- ^ Westword, "Let Freedom -- and Gunshots -- Ring", September 20, 2001.
- ^ Colorado Secretary of State Amendment 22 ballot history, 2000.
- ^ Gun sale measure leads polls in pro-gun, post-Columbine Colorado - September 20, 2000
- ^ "Gun lobbyist draws fire over fund-raising letter," Associated Press; March 30, 2002.
- ^ Bob Ewegen, "Last Man Standing Wins the 4th," Denver Post; February 16, 2002.
- ^ http://coloradostatesman.com/content/993288-rival-pro-gun-groups%3F-explosive-relationship-triggers-political-hits
- ^ http://coloradostatesman.com/content/993459-colorado-gop-splits-support-among-romney-santorum-and-paul
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_20385519/colorados-sen-white-attacked-by-gun-rights-group
- ^ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80294.html
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20701249/more-coloradans-died-from-gun-shots-than-car
External links
- Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
- OpenSecrets.org Dudley Brown: Federal political contributions
- Colorado Secretary of State Dudley Brown: State-level campaign contributions