Ryan Cleckner

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Ryan Cleckner
Ryan Cleckner by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Unit1st Ranger Battalion
75th Ranger Regiment
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Ryan Cleckner is a former Army Ranger sniper and instructor with the 1st Ranger Battalion of the US Army. He is currently a constitutional law and firearms attorney, an adjunct university professor, founder of Gun University and Rocket FFL, as well as the author of the .

Cleckner served two tours in Afghanistan. After returning to his hometown of Arizona, Cleckner studied at the Arizona State University obtaining a degree in political science. He then enrolled at Quinnipiac University School of Law.[1]

While studying, Cleckner joined another student, Brian Gregorio, and founded Veteran's Advocacy Group, a student organization dedicated to educating students about civilian-military relations, military careers and veterans' issues.[2] In 2010, Cleckner also founded New Battlefront Foundation, a non-profit organization that aid veterans in their transition from military to civilian life.

In 2011, Cleckner appeared as a trainer in the second season of History Channel's marksmen competition show, Top Shot. In a 2012 video filmed at Colby Donaldson's ranch, Cleckner shot a Barrett M82 while standing up and hit a target 1,000 yards away on his first shot.[3]

Books[]

Title ISBN Year of first publication
"Long Range Shooting Handbook" 978-1518654725 2016
"There's Only One You: A Gun Safety Book for Children" 978-0999417331 2018

References[]

  1. ^ One Student's Story: Fighting the good fight on Quinnipiac University
  2. ^ Law students strive to make school forerunner in veterans’ advocacy on Quinnipiac University (November 23, 2009)
  3. ^ Texas Trigger Video Shows Army Sniper Ryan Cleckner Hit Half Mile Shot Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine on MSN

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