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John F. Annoni

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]

Biography

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

Camp Compass Academy

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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

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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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  • Beyond One Day: A Framework for Developing the Social and Academic Character of America's Youth. United States: John Annoni LLC, 2014. ISBN 978-0-692-30245-3.[36][37]
  • From the Hood to the Woods, United States: John Annoni LLC, ISBN 978-0578010441

Further reading

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  • Stube, Greg., Miniter, Frank. Conquer Anything: A Green Beret's Guide to Building Your A-Team. United States: Smashwords Edition, 2018. ISBN 9781682614846[38]
  • Pennsylvania Game News. United States: Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2007.[39]
  • The Pennsylvania Sportsman. United States: Northwoods Publications, 2001.[40]
  • Miniter, Frank. The Future of the Gun. United States: Regnery Publishing, 2014.[41]
  • Carno, Laura. Government Ruins Nearly Everything: Reclaiming Social Issues from Uncivil Servants. United States: Created Equal Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9780692672754

References

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  1. ^ Nark, Jason. "Black-owned camp in the Poconos aims to make hunting more diverse". www.townshipjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. ^ "'Why Women Hunt,' a new book, features Pennsylvania woman, Pennsylvania program". pennlive. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ Graphics, Wes Denham Powerhouse. "John Annoni". Gun Freedom Radio. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ Roberts, Joel (September 7, 2004). "The Issues: Gun Control". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ^ Stemler, Jodi (2019-06-25). "SPECIAL REPORT: Diversity in the Outdoors". Game & Fish. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. ^ a b "United States House of Representatives" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Huntinglife.com becomes a Primer for Two Million Bullets". Hunting and Conservation News. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. ^ a b "2 Million Bullets - The Future Of Hunting & Shooting". AmmoLand.com. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. ^ "2 Million Bullets". Pushing The Wild Limits. 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. ^ "Hunting Awareness". Hunting Awareness & The Orange Camo, Ribbon. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  11. ^ "25 Most Influential People In Hunting And Fishing". www.chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  12. ^ "The OL 25". Outdoor Life. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  13. ^ Demko, Mark. "Allentown educator and Camp Compass introduce inner-city students to the outdoors". mcall.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  14. ^ Nark, Jason. "Black-owned hunting camp in the Poconos is trying to make activity more diverse". mcall.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  15. ^ Nark, Jason (2020-12-28). "Black-owned camp aims to make hunting more diverse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-01-25 – via Sentinel Colorado.
  16. ^ Demko, Mark (2012-08-19). "Lehigh Valley Hunting & Fishing Extravaganza offers something for everyone". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  17. ^ "American Hunter - May 2013 - 25". www.nxtbook.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  18. ^ "Encouraging Inner-City Youths to Succeed...With Hunting". www.nrafamily.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  19. ^ "John Annoni Defends Gun Rights, Hunting on MSNBC | Outdoor Wire". www.theoutdoorwire.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  20. ^ "Out of Order Gun Rights podcast: Ep 74 John Annoni". outoforder.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  21. ^ "A Teacher Who uses Guns to Save Kids' Lives". Range 365. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  22. ^ "John Annoni Defends Gun Rights, Hunting on MSNBC". OutDoors Unlimited Media and Magazine. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  23. ^ "John Annoni: Two Million Bullets and Counting". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  24. ^ "Podcast Archives". Tactical Payments. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  25. ^ "The Ultimate Hunting Goal: Building Lifelong Hunters". www.mossyoak.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  26. ^ "SAF Launches Urban Communities Initiative". Women & Guns. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  27. ^ "Aired Show | Media". Getty Images (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  28. ^ "PA's Camp Compass". Realtree Camo. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  29. ^ Stemler, Jodi (2019-06-25). "SPECIAL REPORT: Diversity in the Outdoors". Game & Fish. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  30. ^ "John & Landon Annoni Respond to Michael Bloomberg's Racist Gun Control Comments". AmmoLand.com. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  31. ^ "More vendors boycotting massive outdoors show over gun ban". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  32. ^ "Joint hearing on a discussion draft, "To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes." | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives". docs.house.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  33. ^ "Camp Compass, Hunting Awareness, and John Annoni - Doing it right!". Traditional Outdoors. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  34. ^ John Annoni: Where our guest speaks uncomfortable truths - The Wild Huntsman, retrieved 2021-01-25
  35. ^ "Hunting Gets an Awareness Ribbon". POMA. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  36. ^ Annoni, John F. (November 2014). Beyond One Day: A Framework for Developing the Social and Academic Character of America's Youth. John Annoni LLC. ISBN 978-0-692-30245-3.
  37. ^ "America's First Freedom - May 2015 - 48". www.nxtbook.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  38. ^ Stube, Greg; Miniter, Frank (2018-05-01). Conquer Anything: A Green Beret's Guide to Building Your A-Team. Post Hill Press. ISBN 978-1-68261-484-6.
  39. ^ Pennsylvania Game News. Pennsylvania Game Commission. 2007.
  40. ^ The Pennsylvania Sportsman. Northwoods Publications. 2001.
  41. ^ Miniter, Frank (2014-08-11). The Future of the Gun. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62157-244-2.
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