John Burtt

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MISSION STATEMENT
Statement

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
John Burtt,
Chairman
Keith R. Pagel,
Executive Director
John Sigler,
President
Graham Hill,
Director - Federal Affairs
Michael Marks,
Director - Communications
Rock McMillan,
Director - Manufacturers Affairs
Jason A. Davis,
Director - Legal Affairs
Teri Burtt,
Secretary / Treasurer

PHOTO ALBUM
2005 Shot Show

MR. JOHN BURTT, FCI CHAIRMAN A US Navy veteran with two deployments to Vietnam aboard a navy destroyer during the Vietnam War, John Burtt is retired from the Riverside Police Dept after serving 26.5 years as a police detective including 18 years as a SWAT Team marksman. He also has more than 15 years of experience as a fifty caliber competitor and is a current member of the Board of Directors with the Fifty Caliber Shooters Assn., Inc. (FCSA). During his tenure with FCSA he has served in elected positions as an officer including Vice President and member of the Board of Directors on several occasions.

Mr. Burtt is a graduate of San Bernardino Valley College with an AA Degree in Police Science and a graduate of California State College, San Bernardino with a BA degree in Sociology. During his tenure with the Riverside Police Dept, Det. Burtt completed proscribed training courses in over 100 law enforcement related schools including the FBI Special Weapons and Tactics School at the FBI Training Academy located in Quantico, VA.

Mr. Burtt is a Benefactor Member of the National Rifle Assn. (NRA), and was elected to the NRA Board of Directors in 2006. He is currently serving his 2^nd three year term as an NRA Board member. Mr. Burtt is a former member of the California Rifle & Pistol Assn. (CRPA) while living in California. Now living in Choctaw, Oklahoma with his wife Teri he is one of the founders of and has for the past ten (10) years, served as the Chairman of the Fifty Caliber Institute (FCI).

Mr. Burtt has served as a gun rights activist for the past decade which includes two years as a registered lobbyist in Washington DC. He is an outspoken and ardent supporter of the .50 caliber shooting sports and a dedicated believer in the right of all Americans to Keep And Bear Arms as guaranteed in the 2^nd Amendment of the US Constitution.