Deletion of Todd J. Rathner

Comment: As much as I hate to come down on the side of an army of meat puppets (and as much as I generally assume that positions which rely on canvassing tend to be the ones unsupported by policy), the sources linked by {{u|DickClarkMises}} look to be sufficient to satisfy . Article clearly needs plenty of work, though. A word to anyone who has not previously edited Wikipedia thinking about chiming in: you're almost certainly acting against your own interests by doing so. &mdash
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: this article about a professional lobbyist for an organization that I (and many other editors ) DONOTLIKE.  I can see that this was a highly bloated page, presumably , and that a couple of editors have combed the page ane let out a lot of the hot air.  However, I ran a couple of searches on versions of his name - adding articles form USA Today and the Sarasota Herald that I found in those searches and overall, I am not comfortable deleting a guy with this much coverage in the news over so many years, plus a claim to have influenced a significant piece of legislation and founding a new lobbying group that may be notable
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:PROMO)

Comment: per DickClarkMises. Rathner is regularly quoted/cited in reliable sources as an expert in the area of gun/knife rights and laws. Per the numerous sources posted above. Additionally, per  Rathner has certainly made a significant contribution to their field
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ANYBIO)

Comment: This is a good case of "notability is not inherited". The subject was on the board of National Rifle Association. That doesn't help in proving notability. I tried to search for the article subject and I found these sources http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/04/nra-meeting-houston-protests/2135595/ USA today, http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-06/knives-are-the-new-guns-in-lawmakers-second-amendment-expansion Bloomerg, http://www.npr.org/2013/01/09/168926749/nra-vows-to-stop-tuscon-from-destroying-guns NPR, http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/20100203weaponbills0203.html AZ Central, http://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/bill-seeks-to-enter-arizona-into-compact-with-other-states/article_6609e14e-088f-537b-a37d-90ef4231faac.html tucson.com which either quote the subject or have a trivial mention. This is not significant coverage in reliable independent secondary sources. I could not find any source which discusses the subject in detail. This fails 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Brief article about a |non-notable person seemingly trying to use Wikipedia as a source of credibility for their career
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)