Matt Bower
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This is a rather wordy post, but I hope someone on the board can provide me with a few leads. I'm especially interested in hearing from attornies who have specific applicable info, but anyone who thinks they have anything at all to contribute, PLEASE reply.
Since I'm new to this forum (used to be a regular on GunTalk at Shooters.com), let me briefly introduce myself. I'm 29, currently a Marine officer stationed in Georgia. I am leaving the Corps this summer, for a variety of reasons. Probaby first among them is that I have decided the greatest threat to America (as our forefathers knew it) isn't armed conflict with a foreign power--it's Americans! That being the case, I figure I can do more to ensure Americans' continued freedom as a civilian than I can as a Marine.
I hope to start law school this fall. I've already accepted an offer of admission at a law school in Virginia, and am now just trying to figure out how to finance the whole deal without starving my wife and two daughters. My primary motivation in wanting to become an attorney is that I'm tired of seeing money-grubbing hired guns and frothing-at-the-mouth liberal scumbags trying to litigate away our RKBA freedoms. (I have similiar concerns about other civil liberties, but the Second Amendment is by far closest to my heart. As long as it's preserved, any other problems are fixable.) SOMEONE needs to step up and fight back against those guys, and I very much want to be one of those "someones!"
My question, finally, is this: after I get my J.D., how do I get into this fight, on the right side? I know there are attornies out there doing this sort of work (Second Amendment Foundation's lawsuit against the American Council of Mayors proves it), but I've had very little luck finding out who they are, where they practice, or how I become one of them. I have uncovered some public interest firms with libertarian/conservative leanings and interest in civil liberties issues, but none that appear to be heavily into RKBA issues. I've tried contacting the Second Amendment Foundation for information, but have struck out at every turn. (I don't even know if SAF uses in-house attornies, or has developed a working relationship with one or more private firms.) I have also sent e-mails to the NRA and GOA asking the same sorts of questions, but haven't received a reply from either. So I've resorted to throwing the issue out to large groups of potentially interested observers, and seeing who bites. Can anyone out there provide me with any intel on this topic?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Since I'm new to this forum (used to be a regular on GunTalk at Shooters.com), let me briefly introduce myself. I'm 29, currently a Marine officer stationed in Georgia. I am leaving the Corps this summer, for a variety of reasons. Probaby first among them is that I have decided the greatest threat to America (as our forefathers knew it) isn't armed conflict with a foreign power--it's Americans! That being the case, I figure I can do more to ensure Americans' continued freedom as a civilian than I can as a Marine.
I hope to start law school this fall. I've already accepted an offer of admission at a law school in Virginia, and am now just trying to figure out how to finance the whole deal without starving my wife and two daughters. My primary motivation in wanting to become an attorney is that I'm tired of seeing money-grubbing hired guns and frothing-at-the-mouth liberal scumbags trying to litigate away our RKBA freedoms. (I have similiar concerns about other civil liberties, but the Second Amendment is by far closest to my heart. As long as it's preserved, any other problems are fixable.) SOMEONE needs to step up and fight back against those guys, and I very much want to be one of those "someones!"
My question, finally, is this: after I get my J.D., how do I get into this fight, on the right side? I know there are attornies out there doing this sort of work (Second Amendment Foundation's lawsuit against the American Council of Mayors proves it), but I've had very little luck finding out who they are, where they practice, or how I become one of them. I have uncovered some public interest firms with libertarian/conservative leanings and interest in civil liberties issues, but none that appear to be heavily into RKBA issues. I've tried contacting the Second Amendment Foundation for information, but have struck out at every turn. (I don't even know if SAF uses in-house attornies, or has developed a working relationship with one or more private firms.) I have also sent e-mails to the NRA and GOA asking the same sorts of questions, but haven't received a reply from either. So I've resorted to throwing the issue out to large groups of potentially interested observers, and seeing who bites. Can anyone out there provide me with any intel on this topic?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.