M. Carol Bambery is currently serving as General Counsel to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Washington, D.C. She is a partner in the Bambery Law Offices in DeWitt, Michigan, which specializes in firearm and nonprofit gun club law. She is an adjunct law professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she formerly taught the Second Amendment course. She often guest lectures on the Second Amendment at D. C. law schools. For 12 years she served as corporate counsel for Michigan United Conservation Clubs, representing 470+ conservation and gun clubs. She is also counsel and President of the Illinois and Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners Foundations. Ms. Bambery successfully argued Michigan's Firearm Preemption and Sport Shooting Range Protection Act in Michigan's appellate courts and helped pass Michigan's "shall issue" law in 2000. She is the co-author of a book on Michigan firearm laws entitled Michigan Gun Laws. She is the Chair of the Michigan Youth Education Project, a program that puts the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program in Michigan elementary schools. Carol is a strong spokesperson for women's participation in the shooting sports, and has served on the National Rifle Association Board of Directors for ten years. Her NRA committee work includes Chair of NRA's annual National Firearms Law Seminar; Trustee of NRA's Civil Rights Defense Fund and Executive Committee; Chair of Chronic Wasting Disease ad hoc committee; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Carry Concealed; Vice-chair of Bylaws Committee, and Vice-Chair of the J. E. Bray Scholarship Committee. She is a member of NRA's Legal Affairs Committee, Women's Policies Committee, Hearings Panel, Sport Shooting Committee, and temporary chair of NRA's Nominating Committee. Ms. Bambery also serves as a Trustee of MCRGO Foundation's Firearm Civil Defense Fund, a restricted Fund dedicated to advancing pro-gun litigation in Michigan. She incorporated the MCRGO and the MCRGO Foundation in the late 1990's and has participated in both organizations since that time.
Steve Dulan is a practicing attorney in solo practice focusing on construction defects litigation, firearms law, and bar appeals. Steve is also admitted to practice law in Colorado and holds Michigan Real Estate Broker and Residential Builder licenses. He serves as adjunct faculty at Lansing Community College, were he teaches Real Estate Law, and The Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he teaches Firearms Law. Steve was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula as the son of a gun shop owner, graduating from Iron Mountain High School in 1983. He is a former US Army Infantry Sergeant and the Honor Graduate of the 20th Infantry Regiment Bradley Crewman Course and the III Corps Unit Armorer Course. Steve graduated from Michigan State University in 1991 with majors in International Studies and Multidisciplinary Social Science, and attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing on a full honors scholarship, where he earned an American Jurisprudence Award in Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Steve is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta co-ed law fraternity, the American Legion, and Mensa, and is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association. Last summer, Steve became one of the first 40 Military Rifle Instructors certified by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and, in that capacity, serves as a volunteer trainer of Squad Designated Marksmen in Infantry units preparing to deploy to combat overseas. Mr. Dulan believes very strongly in the fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, and also by Article I, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution. At this point in his career, most of his time, energy, and talents are spent defending gun rights through education, research, consulting on legislation, and litigation.
Gary Huggins originally hails from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but he attended his first Concealed Pistol License class out of state several years before the "shall issue" law was passed in Michigan. To Gary, concealed carry is common sense; no right is more fundamental than self protection. So helping MCRGO in "the cause" was almost a duty. Gary first joined the MCRGO while attending law school, working in membership relations at the Lansing headquarters. He has spoken with thousands of firearm owners from around the state, each expressing his or her own issues and needs. For Gary, this experience served as an invaluable lesson in the Second Amendment, as well as a lesson in the government's incessant agenda to limit private ownership and use of firearms.With the creation of a Civil Defense Fund, Mr. Huggins, along with the other members of the Board of Directors, has the opportunity to provide assistance that has previously been unavailable. Gary currently maintains a law practice in Washington, D.C., where he hopes to champion individual gun rights at a national level. His heart and soul remain in Michigan, however, where he continues to own a business in Grand Rapids. Mr. Huggins considers it an honor to be afforded the opportunity to continue "first hand" the grass roots efforts to defend the rights of the people of Michigan.
Michael Bell is a lawyer licensed in both Michigan and Colorado. He's been a member of MCRGO since 2003, vice-president of the MCRGO Foundation since 2005, and president/chairperson of the Civil Defense Fund since its formation in 2006. Firearms and firearm ownership have been a natural and normal fixture in Michael's life, from the days of firing his first Daisy BB gun and Crossman pellet air rifle, through today when he shoots his pistols, shotguns, and rifles. As a part of his interest in firearms and belief in the importance of the Concealed Pistol License, Michael provides legal instruction regarding Michigan's "shall issue" law for the Ammo Dump, Inc. at its Williamston location. Mr. Bell believes that everyone should be familiar with firearms, and encourages becoming an MCRGO member, inviting someone to become a member, and when possible, making a contribution to the MCRGO Foundation and MCRGO Civil Defense Fund. The right to own and carry firearms must continue to be protected. Copyright MCRGO Foundation © 2007 |