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POMA Member John Petrolino Elected to Board of Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Posted on: Oct 22, 2024

BELLEVUE, WA, October 15, 2024 (CCRKBA.org) John Petrolino, well-known author of Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety & Use, and regular contributing writer at Ammoland News, Bearing Arms.com, and The Truth About Guns, has been elected to fill a position on the Board of Directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

A U.S. Merchant Marine officer, and an NRA-certified pistol, rifle and shotgun instructor, Petrolino is also known as The Pen Patriot. He is a veteran gun rights advocate, who has long been active in efforts to change New Jerseys gun control laws.

He has also been busy helping generate publicity about the Second Amendment FoundationCCRKBAs sister organizationwhich this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary. 

Petrolino was recently honored by the Second Amendment Foundation as the recipient of its annual Journalist of the Year award during ceremonies at the Gun Rights Policy Conference in San Diego. SAF annually co-hosts the event with CCRKBA.

Were delighted to have John joining us as a member of the CCRKBA Board of Directors, said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. His background as a journalist and experience as a gun rights activist in New Jersey, quite literally working behind enemy lines as it were, will be valuable assets to the board as we head into the future. We welcome John and look forward to having him help guide the committee in the months and years ahead.

It's a complete honor to have been elected to serve as a member of the board of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Petrolino said. Being part of the Committee is being part of a national institution, the oldest lobbying organization for safeguarding the Second Amendment as a civil right. I look forward to faithfully executing my duties and will do my best to offer good and honest stewardship to the Committee.


With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (www.ccrkba.org) is one of the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.