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About the book
In 1860, St. Gabriel Possenti rescued the villagers of Isola,Italy from a gang of terrorists with a striking, one-shot, lizard-slaying demonstration of handgun marksmanship.St. Gabriel Possenti died two years later. In 1920, Pope Benedict XV canonized him in Rome.
This volume relates the story of St. Gabriel Possenti and of the author’s campaign to make him and his life known to the general public. The author seeks the Saint’s official Vatican designation as Patron of Handgunners. The book tells of support for and opposition to the designation.
About the Author
John Michael Snyder is Founder and Chairman of the international, interdenominational St. Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc.He is both a former Jesuit seminarian and a former Associate Editor of The American Rifleman, an official monthly journal of the National Rifle Associaiton.
Born in Kingston, NY, he holds AB and MA degrees from Georgetown University.
He is Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Vice President-Washington Liaison of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, Treasurer of the Second Amendment Foundation, National Vice President for Public Affairs of the American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens, Treaurer of the Senior Power Campaign Committee, and a Director of Council for America.
