2010 Guest Speaker : Jim Land

Jim Land is Secretary of the National Rifle Association of America. An NRA Benefactor member, Land has served the Association in many capacities including five years as director of the Membership Division. Land also managed grassroots activities as director of Field Services and served as an NRA field representative.

An avid shooter and competitor, Land has won Distinguished Badges in both rifle and pistol marksmanship and has set seven national shooting records in competition. During his 24 year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, Land served as captain of the USMC Pistol Team, Officer In Charge of the First Marine Division of Scout Snipers and USMC marksman coordinator.

An NRA certified referee and instructor in six disciplines, Land is internationally recognized as an authority on firearms and training. Certified as an NRA Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor, he has supervised weapons training programs for several major federal agencies, and had planned and implemented security protection for ranking U.S. government officials.

Land has earned numerous awards and honors including the Legion of Merit for service at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam, and the Governor Award from both Kentucky and Nebraska. A charter member of the Capitol Hill Marines, Marine Corps Distinguished Shooters Association and the Marine Executive Association, Land is also a member of both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

A graduate of George Washington University with a concentration in political science, Land has also completed numerous programs of study in international affairs, military justice, corporate management and communications.