John F. Annoni

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John Frank Annoni is an educator, gun rights advocate, author and outdoor mentor and activist. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He is known for founding the Camp Compass Academy, a non profit organization and educational system for outdoor activity mainly for youth and the awareness campaigns Hunting Awareness and 2 Million Bullets. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] In 2008, he was nominated by Outdoor Life as one of the OL25 for "changing the face of hunting and fishing". [11] [12]

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Biography

Annoni graduated from Kutztown University in 1989 with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. [6]

Camp Compass Academy

In 1994, while teaching at Cleveland elementary school, he started Camp Compass Academy, an outdoor activity organization for encouraging urban children to undertake and pursue outdoor activities. [13] [14] [15] [16] Annoni initiated the campaign 2 Million Bullets after the shooting death of one of his students, which promotes hunting and shooting education among the youth. [8] [17] [18]

Youth and firearm advocacy

Annoni is known for appearing in TV shows, podcast and radio shows as a speaker advocating for firearm education and conservation. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] He is also known for his efforts towards diversity, equity and inclusion in the outdoor activities. [29] In 2015, as an advocate of gun culture and gun rights, Annoni was in news for the debate with Michael Bloomberg about his statement regarding gun control. [30] [31] He also testified for the SHARE Act in the US House of Representatives "To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes". [32]

In 2018, Annoni initiated Hunting Awareness, a societal awareness program to amass solidarity amongst sportsmen and women. The program operates with an orange camouflage symbolic 'ribbon wearing' amongst its community members and adherents. [33] [34] [35]

Books authored

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