Gov. Sarah Palin to Receive NRA-ILA Award

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 in Phoenix

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to receive the Harlon B. Carter Legislative Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by NRA-ILA, during the Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum on Friday afternoon.

She will join a host of other pro-gun political speakers and other leaders for the half-day event. Other invited speakers include Governors Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee, along with Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Marcus Luttrell, Senator John Thune, and Congressmen Heath Shuler and Dan Boren.

Credentialed publishers will be able to cover the Leadership Forum as press. However, guests and readers will need tickets to attend the Leadership Forum.

Those who purchase tickets to the Celebration of American Values Banquet on Saturday night will also receive a free Forum ticket for each Banquet ticket purchased. (For instructions on how to purchase special Blog Bash reserved seats to the Banquet for $70 that include free Forum tickets, please email organizer -at- 2ABlogBash -dot- com.) NRA Life, Endowment, Patron, and Benefactor members may request a free ticket to the forum by calling 1-877-672-7632. For guests and readers who are not entitled to a free ticket, you may purchase a Forum-only ticket for $50 via nraam.org or by calling the phone number above.

UPDATE: Gov. Palin has declined to attend the NRA Annual Meetings, and the NRA-ILA Harlon Carter Award will not be issued this year.