John McNamara joined NSSF in 2017. In the seven years prior to joining NSSF, he served as vice president at PTR Industries, Inc., a South Carolina-based rifle manufacturer. During that time, McNamara was responsible for the company’s sales, marketing, compliance, public relations and administrative efforts....

John Bostain is an Instructor with the VALOR Officer Safety Initiative.  John has committed the last 23 years to law enforcement, 20 of which have been as a law enforcement trainer. He has presented nationally and internationally on contemporary law enforcement topics such as dynamics of officer/citizen encounters, use of force, human performance factors, and instructor development....

Joe Kavan is a senior partner in Kutak Rock, LLP’s Omaha office and the founder and chair of the firm’s National Firearms Practice Group. He has deep expertise in the understanding, analysis and application of the statutes, rules, regulations and interpretations of National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), AEC, International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) and NICS regulations, as well as state laws and local ordinances related to firearms dealers, gunsmiths, manufacturers of firearms and ammunitions and firearms importer and exporters....

NSSF, Director, Research & Market Development

Working with NSSF members and in accordance with NSSF strategic goals, Jim Curcuruto creates and communicates the overall research strategy for NSSF. He initiates and oversees the majority of mar...

Jeff Swanson is a co-founder and an owner of Wilshire Gun, an Oklahoma City-based full-service firearms range accommodating handguns and rifles. He is the Managing Member of NexGen Range Consulting, which focuses on helping other range owners across the country create their own “next-generation” shooting facilities, and he is a member of the NSSF’s Range Action Specialists Team....

Harry McCabe retired from ATF in 2012, after more than 36 years of service. He began his career as an inspector in Raleigh, North Carolina, conducting numerous firearms and explosives inspections in both North and South Carolina until being transferred to bureau headquarters in 1983....

Hank Yacek has nearly a quarter-century of industry expertise. His career has included a number of roles, ranging from warehousing to owning his own retail establishment. In 2011, Yacek joined AcuSport, one of the country’s leading distributors of firearms, ammunition and shooting sports goods, as its Director of Retail Development/Business Consultant....

Gene Marks writes daily for The Washington Post, focusing on issues affecting the business community. He also writes weekly columns for Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Fox Business, The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.com....

Dr. Horn is the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and an Associate Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon.  He teaches in multiple courses, including co-instructor of the Sports and Recreational vision elective course with Dr....