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The Passing of Charlie Cutshaw – Friend and Great Gun Writer
By Laura Burgess Marketing

“Charlie was a great resource of gun knowledge and many of his firearms articles are timeless pieces worth reading by everyone with an interest in shooting sports. He always took the time to speak with us and will be greatly missed, God’s Speed Friend.” – Fredy and Brian AmmoLand

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Manasquan, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- On June 12th, a good industry friend and an excellent gun sports writer, Charlie Cutshaw, passed away.

“He was always there for us,” says Laura of Laura Burgess Marketing. “We will surely miss him.”

Charlie was buried at Greenview Memorial (3657 Old Chisholm Road, Florence – (256) 764-2411) in the Veterans section on June 15th.

Charlie was given full police honors with an Honor Guard and motorcade escort to Greenview Memorial.

Charlie Cutshaw

CURRICULUM VITAE

Current Status:

• Contributing Editor, SWAT Magazine
• Contributing Editor, Harris Publishing.
• Industry Consultant and Small Arms Analyst, Expert Witness

Career Highlights:

• Lieutenant of Infantry, USA 1964-1967
• Ordnance Ammunition Officer 1967-1979
• Vietnam Service 1969-1970; Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Honor Medal First Class,
• Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Meritorious Unit Citation
• Civilian Technical Intelligence Officer 1980-1996
• Ground Weapons Systems Analyst in Infantry Weapons of all types, 1988-1990
• Head, U.S. Marine Corps Technical Intelligence Division, 1990-1996
• US National Representative for Small Arms & Infantry Weapons, US/UK/CAN/AUS Intelligence Coordinating Committee.
• National level small arms technical intelligence authority for US Department of Defense
• Regularly briefed US small arms industry and flag rank military officers on foreign small arms developments and technology
• Editor, Jane’s Ammunition Handbook,1996 – 2005
• Co-editor, Jane’s Infantry Weapons, 1996 – 2005
• Citizen Service Award – Florence, Alabama Police Department, 2003
• Reserve Police Officer – Killen, Alabama Police Department, 2002 – present.

Recent Projects

• Author, Tactical Firearms of the 21st Century, published March 2006
• Author, The New World of Russian Small Arms and Ammo, detailed reference book on Russian small arms, published September 1998.
• Co-author (with Valery Shilin), Legends and Reality of the AK, published March 2000.
• Co-author (with Dianne Cutshaw) comprehensive major study of firearms, law enforcement and crime in the United States.
• Recognized international authority on small arms and ammunition
• Military and law enforcement technology consultant
• Legal consultant for lawsuits, patents and criminal cases involving firearms issues.
• Industry consultant for emerging technologies and innovative military and law enforcement products
• Firearms and ammunition technology consultant to major news media – both broadcast and print, including CNN, NBC, PBS and many major newspapers.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in History, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, 1964
• Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence (Russian Studies), Defense Intelligence College, 1988

Memberships:

• National Shooting Sports Foundation
• Life Member, National Rifle Association
• Life Member, US Army Sniper Association
• US Army Infantry Association
• National 4th Infantry Division Association
• Alabama Tactical Officers’ Association
• Blackwater Alumni Association
• Military Order of The World Wars
• Reserve Police Officers’ Association

In lieu of flowers: Please send donations to one of two of Charlie’s favorite charities. The first charity being ASPCA. Please use the following address of Linda Tiramani, ASPCA Special Giving, 520 8th ave 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Please include a note,“in memory of Charles Q. Cutshaw”.

The second charity is Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Rd., Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Same note as before please.

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Remembering John Leveron – JPFO Have Lost A Valued Friend

Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- John Leveron – Died May 11th 2011 at age 40.

His obituary can be found here. Look for the name to right of page and then click on guest book to see some comments.

This JPFO life member and firearms enthusiast contacted me just under a year ago, and offered to provide some assistance on various matters, working almost entirely pro bono except for JPFO covering a few intrinsic expenses which were incurred.

For the most part he gave freely of his time for no reward, other than knowing he was helping the JPFO cause.

John was a very talented IT person, who knew more about the depths of the internet than many could imagine. He often said to me “You do the pages and styling, I’ll cover the behind-the-scenes stuff”, and believe me, much as I understand quite a lot of the base level technology, he was nothing less than a total wizard.

John Leveron

Many times we spend an inordinate amount of time chatting on the phone – mostly about technical matters but also just general enjoyable chat between friends with common interests.

His knowledge of the deep aspects of the internet was awesome and he helped construct what we might call a “server grid” for JPFO – a means of covering eventualities such that if one server went down we’d still be covered by others. Also helping set up a method of providing people with a means to use a torrent approach to obtaining large files of “No Guns for Jews”, so as to be able to burn their own DVDs.

Some of what he did and talked about I did not fully grasp and so now I feel a huge vacuum, which is in part and primarily the loss of a valued friend, but also an invaluable source of major technical expertise.

Rest in peace John – you will surely be very much missed and fondly remembered. Thank you.

Chris Bodine, JPFO Webmaster.

About:
Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership Mission is to destroy “gun control” and to encourage Americans to understand and defend all of the Bill of Rights for everyone. Those are the twin goals of Wisconsin-based Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO). Founded by Jews and initially aimed at educating the Jewish community about the historical evils that Jews have suffered when they have been disarmed, JPFO has always welcomed persons of all religious beliefs who share a common goal of opposing and reversing victim disarmament policies while advancing liberty for all.

JPFO is a non-profit tax-exempt educational civil rights organization, not a lobby. JPFO’s products and programs reach out to as many segments of the American people as possible, using bold tactics without compromise on fundamental principles. Visit www.JPFO.org – Copyright JPFO 2011

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