I didn’t know him well, but he changed my life. Sadly, I never got to tell him.
At the NRA Annual Meeting in 2017, my husband and I flew directly to the show from a hunt in Argentina. I was in the middle of fundraising and renovating the Cody Firearms Museum and basically going a mile a minute — as is customary for me. I was exhausted, under the weather, frustrated with fundraising, and I was sad.
One bright moment of the show was a lunch I had with Bob Owens, former editor of Bearing Arms. He was only an acquaintance, but I was excited to have the opportunity to get to know him better. Lunch turned into a two-hour conversation about our lives, careers, and experiences within the industry. I remember leaving the lunch feeling rejuvenated and optimistic.
However, a few weeks later, a Facebook post from Bob came across my newsfeed. Not long after the post, Bob had taken
