Eric R. Poole is the 14th editor for Guns & Ammo magazine, a position he has held since December 2013. Previously, he served as the editor-in-chief of Guns & Ammo’s Special Interest Publications division, as a writer and armorer for NRA Publications and as an armorer for Blackwater and has been evaluating small arms for 20 years. Poole is a VMI graduate and a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran; his service as an armorer and primary marksmanship instructor included a deployment in support of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Poole is married with two children, and his passions include collecting historical firearms and memorabilia, hunting and competitive shooting.