Ryan Cleckner is a former Army Ranger

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and team leader with the

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of the

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. 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, the founder of, and an instructor for, RocketFFL, a business that provides instruction for obtaining

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s from the

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, co-founder of Mayday Safety, a software company providing

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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. Cleckner served two tours in

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. After returning to his hometown of

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, Cleckner studied at the

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obtaining a degree in political science. He then enrolled at

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. 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. 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

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's marksmen competition show, ''

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''. In a 2012 video filmed at

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's ranch, Cleckner shot a

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while standing up and hit a target 1,000 yards away on his first shot.Texas Trigger Video Shows Army Sniper Ryan Cleckner Hit Half Mile Shot
on

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Ryan Cleckner

Top Shot - Season 2: Ryan Cleckner

Tucker Carlson Tonight: Ryan Cleckner

Texas Triggers 1,0000 yd shot

NRA TV: Cam & Co - Guest Ryan Cleckner
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cleckner, Ryan Living people American male sport shooters United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Arizona State University alumni Quinnipiac University School of Law alumni United States Army Rangers Year of birth missing (living people)