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Ryan Cleckner

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Ryan Cleckner
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, founder of Gun University and Rocket FFL, as well as the author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook.

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

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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

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