Author: Nicholas L

Big Daddy Unlimited - Public Relations Coordinator | American Gun Coalition - Engagement Strategist

On March 21st, 2023, two Big Daddy Guns locations – Gainesville,
FL and Ocala, FL – filed for chapter 11 reorganization. However, those stores are operating as
usual and will continue to provide the best service for our customers. It is our utmost priority to continue to honor customer’s orders and remain a strong partner in our communities. We 
kindly appreciate your support as we resolve this.

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On March 21st, 2023, two Big Daddy Guns locations – Gainesville,
FL and Ocala, FL – filed for chapter 11 reorganization. However, those stores are operating as
usual and will continue to provide the best service for our customers. It is our utmost priority to continue to honor customer’s orders and remain a strong partner in our communities. We 
kindly appreciate your support as we resolve this.

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I was recently quoted in the Palm Beach Post as insinuating that the permitless carry bills do “a poor job of promoting more gun sales.”

Unfortunately for the columnist, my direct quote was, “Our organization has the vision of normalizing and destigmatizing firearms and the gun-buying process.” These are two radically different statements.

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https://youtu.be/h8iSnFaLbus Sherrie McKnight, Co-Founder and chief evangelist, and Nicholas Lahera, Public Relations Coordinator, spoke at the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee in support of SB 150, a permitless carry bill, and call for Constitutional Carry. To see the entire meeting, visit: https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/2-20-23-senate-committee-on-criminal-justice/ Related Stories: Lahera Speaks at FL House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Sherrie’s prepared remarks: Good afternoon, thank you Mr. Chairman for allowing me to speak. My name is Sherrie McKnight. I am the co-founder and Chief Evangelist of Big Daddy Unlimited and Big Daddy Guns in Gainesville, FL. I have worked for years…

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https://youtu.be/C-VJaR3yUnk Our Public Relations Coordinator visited the Florida House Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations to speak on behalf of Big Daddy Unlimited about the permitless carry bill in the House, HB 543. To see the entire meeting, visit: https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/2-7-23-house-constitutional-rights-rule-of-law-government-operations-subcommittee/ Due to the high volume of speakers, they limited remarks to 1 minute, to see my prepared remarks in full, please read below: Good afternoon Chairman. My name is Nicholas Lahera. I represent Big Daddy Unlimited and Big Daddy Guns as the head of Public Relations. As one of the largest firearms retailers in the state…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2022 Nicholas A. LaheraPublic Relations [email protected] (352) 634-2348 Gainesville, FL – Big Daddy Guns is proud to announce our 2A Defenders Initiative that will allow stores to place a sign at their location promoting the legal carrying of firearms and have the opportunity to be featured on our website to show their dedication to the Second Amendment. Through our dedicated Big Daddy Guns store manager in Columbia, SC, we found out that several stores in that area took preemptive measures to prevent legally-armed Americans from being able to carry their firearms into retail areas. Some…

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SHOT ended on Friday and here were the stats: 11.8 walked on Friday 45.3 total miles walked for the week 5 educational marketing/communications classes attended in total 3 networking events 1 NEW Uber driver friend Countless stickers received $170 lost and I learned my lesson In return, all of you will receive my two cents – AKA: all I have left from the casinos. Overall, SHOT Show was an incredible experience that displayed to me the diversity and span of the firearms industry. This is a trip that I highly recommend you take if you are interested in all technology…

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