John F. Annoni
Educator, gun rights advocate, author, and outdoorsman
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John Frank Annoni is an educator, gun rights advocate, author and outdoor mentor and activist.[1][2][3][4][5] He is known for founding the Camp Compass Academy, a non profit organization and educational system for outdoor activity mainly for youth and the awareness campaigns Hunting Awareness and 2 Million Bullets.[6][7][8][9][10] In 2008, he was nominated by Outdoor Life as one of the OL25 for "changing the face of hunting and fishing".[11][12]
Biography
Annoni graduated from Kutztown University in 1989 with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.[6]
Camp Compass Academy
In 1994, while teaching at Cleveland elementary school, he started Camp Compass Academy, an outdoor activity organization for encouraging urban children to undertake and pursue outdoor activities.[13][14][15][16] Annoni initiated the campaign 2 Million Bullets after the shooting death of one of his students, which promotes hunting and shooting education among the youth.[8][17][18]
Youth and firearm advocacy
Annoni is known for appearing in TV shows, podcast and radio shows as a speaker advocating for firearm education and conservation.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] He is also known for his efforts towards diversity, equity and inclusion in the outdoor activities.[29] In 2015, as an advocate of gun culture and gun rights, Annoni was in news for the debate with Michael Bloomberg about his statement regarding gun control.[30][31] He also testified for the SHARE Act in the US House of Representatives "To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes".[32]
In 2018, Annoni initiated Hunting Awareness, a societal awareness program to amass solidarity amongst sportsmen and women. The program operates with an orange camouflage symbolic 'ribbon wearing' amongst its community members and adherents.[33][34][35]
Books authored
- Beyond One Day: A Framework for Developing the Social and Academic Character of America's Youth. United States: John Annoni LLC, 2014. ISBN 978-0-692-30245-3.[36][37]
- From the Hood to the Woods, United States: John Annoni LLC, ISBN 978-0578010441
Further reading
- Stube, Greg., Miniter, Frank. Conquer Anything: A Green Beret's Guide to Building Your A-Team. United States: Smashwords Edition, 2018. ISBN 9781682614846[38]
- Pennsylvania Game News. United States: Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2007.[39]
- The Pennsylvania Sportsman. United States: Northwoods Publications, 2001.[40]
- Miniter, Frank. The Future of the Gun. United States: Regnery Publishing, 2014.[41]
- Carno, Laura. Government Ruins Nearly Everything: Reclaiming Social Issues from Uncivil Servants. United States: Created Equal Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9780692672754