G. Ray Arnett

George Raymond Arnett (June 14, 1924 – June 20, 2019) was an American conservationist, government official, and lobbyist who was the California Fish and Game Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America.

[1][2] He graduated from Point Loma High School in San Diego and briefly attended the University of California, Los Angeles before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps at the start of World War II.

[1] He was recalled to active duty in 1950 and served for eighteen months during the Korean War before receiving an honorable discharge.

[2] Arnett graduated from the University of Southern California in 1947 spent twenty years as a geologist for the Richfield Oil Corporation.

[8][9] On January 26, 1985, Arnett was appointed interim executive vice president of the National Rifle Association by the group's board of directors.