Vote to Re-elect Timothy Knight to NRA Board of Directors

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1 Vote to Re-elect Timothy Knight to NRA Board of Directors KEEP PROVEN GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP ON THE BOARD In 2013 Timothy Knight stunned the political world by leading a small group of political novices in beating two of the world s most powerful political machines in two recall elections in one day. Both the Clinton and Obama ground campaigns, funded by two billionaires, could not save the President of the Colorado Senate and a fellow Senator from being recalled. He has not stopped his grassroots connection with citizens across the Republic since. In 2015 Timothy bucked the odds again and became the first noncelebrity petition-only candidate to gain a seat on the NRA Board of Directors in years. Since that time Tim has not forgotten that he works for the members who elected him. He is keeping his promises to always run as a petition candidate, to attend all board meetings and to retire his seat when he turns 60 to make room for the next generation. He always pays his way and never accepts any type of reimbursement. At NRA events Tim is always walking the floor to meet members. Always out to earn it and proud to serve. - NRA Board Member since 2015 serving on the Grassroots Development & Clubs and the Associations Committees - NRA Benefactor Member, Golden Eagle, Ring of Freedom Charter Member & Charlton Heston Society Ambassador - Receives no pay or reimbursement of any kind - Benefactor Member & Board Member of the Tennessee Shooting Sports Association - Student of firearms: multiple graduate of Thunder Ranch & Gunsite (>15 classes) in pistol, rifle, shotgun, bolt gun and NFA firearms. - A proven grassroots activist nationwide campaigning in CT, IA & CO 14; VA 15; NV, ME, SC, NC, GA and TN 16. Plans for VA 17 & MT, WI & others in NRA Grassroots J. Littlefield Award Winner NRA-ILA Defender of the 2nd Amendment - NRA Certified Range Safety Officer & Pistol Instructor - Enthusiastic supporter of Youth Shooting Sports - National School Shield Program Advocate - 15 years small business owner - Eagle Scout and OA Vigil Honor - Long time Scouting volunteer with multiple awards & Wood Badge training - Unofficial Ambassador to Firearms United (Europe) working with & learning lessons from our overseas allies - Grew up in a hunting & fishing family - Founder & Architect of the 2013 CO recall movement - Served as a Colorado Mounted Ranger

2 Timothy s Memberships: (Membership does not imply endorsement) By signing Timothy Knight s Petition for Nomination, it will help him get on the 2018 ballot for the NRA Board of Directors. This is only the first step. The next step is to cast your vote for him once you receive your ballot. Please look for your NRA Board of Directors ballot in your NRA magazine in early 2018 (or by mail if you get an electronic copy of the magazine). Please select Timothy Knight among your preferred candidates. You do not need to vote for all 25 Board of Director seats. In fact, fewer votes on the ballot will increase your preferred candidates chance of election. The NRA is you, it is your Association and you are its power. Please take the time to vote for this and every election. Stand with good people and pass on the Republic to the next generation. AR15.com - Life Member - Class of 2008 Texas State Rifle Association - Life Defender Member Law Enforcement Alliance of America - Life Member New York State Rifle & Pistol Association - Life Member Iowa Firearms Coalition - Life Member National Eagle Scout Association - Life Member Sportsman s Alliance of Maine - Life Member Kansas State Rifle Association - Life Member Colorado Shooting Sports Association - Life Member California Rifle & Pistol Association - Life Member Second Amendment Foundation - Committee of One Thousand Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms - Patron Member Gun Owners of America - Life Member Gun Owners of South Carolina - Life Member Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Life Member Wild Sheep Foundation - Life Member NRA Whittington Center - Life Pioneer Member Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership - Life Member Second Amendment Sisters - Associate Life Member Safari Club International - Member Ducks Unlimited - Member Buckeye Firearms Association - Member American Suppressor Association - Member National Shooting Sports Foundation - Member National Wild Turkey Foundation - Member The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world. - James Madison The purposes and objectives of the National Rifle Association of America are: 1. To protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, especially with reference to the inalienable right of the individual American citizen guaranteed by such Constitution to acquire, possess, collect, exhibit, transport, carry, transfer ownership of, and enjoy the right to use arms, in order that the people may always be in a position to exercise their legitimate individual rights of self-preservation and defense of family, person, and property, as well as to serve effectively in the appropriate militia for the common defense of the Republic and the individual liberty of its citizens; 2. To promote public safety, law and order, and the national defense; 3. To train members of law enforcement agencies, the armed forces, the militia, and people of good repute in marksmanship and in the safe handling and efficient use of small arms; 4. To foster and promote the shooting sports, including the advancement of amateur competitions in marksmanship at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels; 5. To promote hunter safety, and to promote and defend hunting as a shooting sport and as a viable and necessary method of fostering the propagation, growth and conservation, and wise use of our renewable wildlife resources. The Association may take all actions necessary and proper in the furtherance of these purposes and objectives.

3 2018 PETITION FOR NOMINATION OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS TO THE NRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS (PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION) INSTRUCTIONS: NRA Bylaws require that no single petition sheet shall contain the name of more than one proposed nominee. The name, address, and I.D. number of the sponsor MUST be indicated on each sheet of the petition. Those who sign MUST include their NRA membership identification number, name (please print), address (street, city, state, zip code), original signature and date of signing on the same line as the signature, or the signature will be invalid. However, nominees and sponsors may call NRA Membership to obtain member I.D. numbers for those who do not include them, when signing the petition. NOTE: Return the petition sheets to: Secretary, National Rifle Association of America, Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA , ATTN: CANDIDATE PETITIONS. Zip Code Date We, the undersigned voting members of the National Rifle Association, petition the nomination of: Name of Sponsor: Membership I.D. Number: Zip Code City NOMINEE MUST USE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE City ST Name of Person Circulating Petition: State Zip Code City ST NRA Membership ID Number NRA Member s Name as Listed in NRA Files NRA Membership Address as Listed in NRA Files Street City ST Zip Code Original, Handwritten Signature Required

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5 Dear Fellow Voting Members, Only voting members of NRA are valid on the signature lines of the petition. I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for supporting my petition to earn a nomination on the 2018 NRA Board of Director ballot for reelection. The members are the lifeblood of the NRA, and I consider it an honor to represent you. I made the promise to always run by petition in order to stay connected to the members. I work for and am elected by you, the members of the NRA. Be sure to mail this nomination form to me at the address below before September 15th, DO NOT mail this directly to the NRA. Timothy Knight 200 W. Martin Luther King Blvd Suite 1000 Chattanooga TN Voting Members are Life Member and above (Endowment, Patron & Benefactor) OR any NRA Member who has been a member for 5 years; consecutive and unbroken membership since If you are unsure of your membership status, call the NRA membership to check: 1 (877) All voters must be 18 years of age at the time they give their signature on this petition. - Be sure and print for legibility on all lines but the signature line. The NRA will not count what it cannot read. - Do NOT abbreviate any information other than the state. - The petition must be printed in the horizontal orientation & it must cover the entire width of the page. - The correct paper size is 8.5 x 11. Legal paper is no longer used. - All signatures must be in original ink; no digital copies and no photocopies. - Extra copies are available on my website: A few things to be aware of when filling out the form: If the person circulating the petition is a voting member, they still need to fill in one of the petition lines as well to be counted on the petition. Entering data in the Name of Person Circulating Petition is NOT counted as signing the petition. Please look for your NRA Board of Directors ballot in your NRA magazine in early 2018 (or by mail if you get an electronic copy of the magazine). Please select Timothy Knight among your preferred candidates. You do not need to vote for all 25 board of director seats. In fact, fewer votes on the ballot will increase your preferred candidates chances of election. Many are deserving, but you get to choose who represents you. Yours in Liberty, Timothy Knight / / Instagram: timothyknightnra A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country. - James Madison

6 How to fill out the petition: (please refer to the diagram below) Step 1: Put your name, city, state and zip code in the Person Circulating Petition box (Marked as Step 1 on the diagram below). Petitions are not valid without this section completed. If you are fortunate enough to collect more than 10 signatures, you must complete the Person Circulating Petition box again at the top of every form you collect. Anyone 18 years or older can circulate the petition. Step 1 Step 2 Step 2: Then collect NRA voting members data, sign and date in the row If a voting member does not have their NRA Member ID #, I can get that from the NRA if all of the other data is complete. The NRA does not share if they are a voting member or not. Monthly magazines are the best places to verify a voting Member Number 200 W. Martin Luther King Blvd Suite 1000 Chattanooga TN Address NRA has on file for the member.