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About Ryan
Ryan M. Cleckner is a problem-solver and firearms expert who became an attorney so that he could help protect gun owners and the firearms industry.
Firearms Expert
Cleckner, a former special operations sniper team leader in the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, is a combat veteran with multiple deployments overseas. Following his role as an active-duty sniper, Cleckner became a sniper instructor and competitive shooter.
He has appeared numerous times on the History Channel’s “Top Shot” program as a featured sniper expert, he has a series of popular online firearm instructional and demonstration videos, and he publishes firearms related content via books, articles, videos, and podcasts.
Author
Ryan is the author of the best-selling Long Range Shooting Handbook and numerous articles for RECOIL magazine, Carnivore magazine, Gun Digest Magazine, and various online websites. He is currently working on the much-anticipated sequeal to his first book, Advanced Long Range Shooting, and two other soon-to-be-announced titles.
Entreprenuer
Even though he keeps busy as a family man, attorney, author, host of two podcasts, and professor, Ryan loves to tackle and work on new projects.
He just launched an online-learning program that helps people obtain their FFL and educates them on the associated requirements at RocketFFL.com. He’s also putting the finishing touches on a project to qualify individuals, completely online, to legally carry a concealed handgun in over half of the country.
Attorney
After his service, Cleckner attended Quinnipiac University School of Law as a Dean’s Scholar where he graduated with honors.
Cleckner is known in the firearms industry as a firearm law subject matter expert. He currently represents hundreds of Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs) across the country. As an advocate for the firearms industry, Cleckner has established a strong relationship and great reputation with the ATF and its senior leadership.
Executive
As a firearms industry executive he has managed federal government relations for the firearms industry’s trade association (NSSF), established and managed the compliance department for the industry’s largest firearm and ammunition manufacturer as a Vice President of Remington Outdoor Company (Remington, Marlin, AAC, Bushmaster, DPMS, Barnes, and others), and has served as a voting board member on the Sporting Arms Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI).
Professor
Cleckner teaches Constitutional law courses including, Civil Liberties, American Constitutional Law, and Law, Courts, and Public Policy, for the University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL. He has been teaching at the college/university level for 7 years and has also guest-lectured law school courses.
Featured Projects
Long Range Shooting Handbook
Amazon.com #1 Bestseller in its category for 19 months!
This best-selling book is the complete beginner’s guide to long range shooting written in simple every-day language so that it’s easy to follow. Included are personal tips and best advice from my years of special operations sniper schooling and experience, and as a sniper instructor.
Paperback
E-Book
RocketFFL
The #1 resource for getting, and keeping, your FFL
RocketFFL’s easy-to-use online courses teach you how to get an FFL, how (and why) to become an SOT (Class 3), and they teach you the necessary rules, requirements and best-practices to stay out of trouble with the ATF and run a sucsessful business.
27 C.F.R. 479.11 – Meaning of Terms
27 CFR 479.11 - Meaning of Terms Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 - ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS PART 479 - MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS Subpart B - Definitions Sec. 479.11 - Meaning of Terms From the U.S. Government...
27 C.F.R. 479.85 – Identification of Transferee
27 CFR 479.85 - Identification of Transferee Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 - ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS PART 479 - MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS Subpart F - Transfer Tax Sec. 479.85 - Identification of Transferee From...
ATF Ruling 2015-1
ATF Ruling 2015-1 was published by the ATF on January 2, 2015. You can view, download, and save the .pdf of ATF Ruling 2015-1 by clicking on the image of the ruling. For your convenience, I have also included the full text of the ruling in this update. Summary: Any...
U.S. Firearms Manufactured by Type
Firearms Manufactured in the U.S. The ATF, through its new Open Data initiative has published a lot of data and statistics about the firearms industry. Although much of this information can be found in other sources (largely because the ATF already published some of...
18 U.S.C. 924 – Penalties
18 U.S.C. United States Code, 2013 Edition Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 44 - FIREARMS Sec. 924 - Penalties From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov 18 U.S.C. § 924. Penalties (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this...
18 U.S.C. 923 – Federal Firearm Licensing (FFL)
18 U.S.C. United States Code, 2011 Edition Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 44 - FIREARMS Sec. 923 - Licensing From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov 18 U.S.C. § 923. Licensing (a) No person shall engage in the business...
009 – ITAR, State Dept.
Export controls - everyone's favorite topic. 🙂 Ryan covers the very basics of export controls, including the differences between State Dept. and Dept. of Commerce, and he explains how you might unwittingly be part of an illegal export without ever sending anything...
“8 Steps to Better Long-Range Accuracy”
Please checkout the December, 2017 issue of Gun Digest magazine to see Ryan's new article! Shooting at long range can be complicated, but more often than not, mastery of fundamentals, effective practice and establishing good habits, still have the biggest impact on...
008 – Judicial Review, Marbury v. Madison
You wanted Ryan to dive a little deeper into the Constitutional law weeds and you got it! Ryan gives a tiny sample of a lecture that he normally gives his college students about how the Supreme Court made a creative power-grab. We hope that you enjoy this brief...
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Ryan’s Listening…Really
Ryan reads and responds to every email sent through this site. Please be patient, however, as he’s a little too busy at times.
Whether you’ve got a question about a current project of Ryan’s, an idea/request for a new project, or a complaint/gripe/compliment, don’t hesitate to reach out. You can use the contact form above (best option) or the contact information below.
Contact Info
5543 Edmondson Pike
Nashville, TN 37211
629-777-6232