For Immediate Release                                February 24, 1999

             VOTE FOR THOMAS ARVAS - NRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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                             Albuquerque, NM

     Dr. Thomas R. Arvas is an uncompromising defender of the Second 
  Amendment and a current member of the NRA Board. He currently serves 
  as Chairman of the Shotgun and Hunting & Wildlife Conservation 
  Committees. He also serves on the Collegiate Programs and Competition
  Rules & Programs Committees, and is a member of the Board of Trustees
  of the NRA Whittington Center. He presently serves as delegate from
  New Mexico to the Amateur Trapshooting Association Board of 
  Directors.  He is past President of the New Mexico Optometric 
  Association and the Southwest Council of Optometry, and has served as
  Vice Chairman of the New Mexico State Game Commission. He is a patron
  member of Ducks Unlimited, a member of New Mexico Shooting Sports
  Association, and an NRA Endowment member. Hobbies include hunting,
  fishing, and competitive trapshooting. He presently serves as
  Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the New Mexico Optometric
  Association.   
 
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