Ryan Cleckner

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Ryan Cleckner is a former Army Ranger sniper and team leader with the 1st Ranger Battalion of the US Army. He is currently a firearms attorney, a co-founder of Gun University that provides gun reviews, buyers' guides, training, and news including updates of applicable law,{{cite web |title=Gun University - Who We Are |url=https://gununiversity.com/about-us/ |website=gununiversity.com |publisher=Gun University |access-date=23 April 2025}} the founder of, and an instructor for, RocketFFL, a business that provides instruction for obtaining federal firearms licenses from the ATF,{{cite web |title=Who is Ryan Cleckner? |url=https://rocketffl.com/about/ |website=rocketffl.com |publisher=RocketFFL |access-date=23 April 2025}} co-founder of Mayday Safety, a software company providing smartphone application software for emergency responses, founder of FFLSafe, a software company that provides free ATF compliance software, as well as the author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook.{{cite web |title=Ryan Cleckner - Witness |url=https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117338/witnesses/HHRG-118-FD00-Bio-ClecknerR-20240522.pdf |website=congress.gov |publisher=U.S. Congress |access-date=23 April 2025}}

Cleckner served two tours in Afghanistan.{{citation needed|date =April 2025}} After returning to his hometown of Arizona, Cleckner studied at the Arizona State University obtaining a degree in political science.{{citation needed|date =April 2025}} He then enrolled at Quinnipiac University School of Law.[http://law.quinnipiac.edu/x707.xml One Student's Story: Fighting the good fight] on Quinnipiac University{{failed verification|date=April 2025}}{{failed verification|date=April 2025}}

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.[http://law.quinnipiac.edu/x362.xml Law students strive to make school forerunner in veterans’ advocacy] on Quinnipiac University (November 23, 2009){{failed verification|date=April 2025}}{{failed verification|date=April 2025}} 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.[http://now.msn.com/texas-triggers-video-shows-army-sniper-ryan-cleckner-hit-half-mile-shot Texas Trigger Video Shows Army Sniper Ryan Cleckner Hit Half Mile Shot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612011713/http://now.msn.com/texas-triggers-video-shows-army-sniper-ryan-cleckner-hit-half-mile-shot |date=2013-06-12 }} on MSN