Editing Jerry Ahern (section)

{{Short description|American writer (1946–2012)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name        = Jerry Ahern
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| birth_name  = Jerome Morrell Ahern
| birth_date  = June 23, 1946<ref name="ssdi">''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. [[Social Security Administration]].</ref>
| birth_place =  [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
| death_date  =  {{dda|2012|7|24|1946|6|23}}
| death_place = [[Jefferson, Georgia]], U.S.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary|work=Athens Banner-Herald|date=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
| nationality = 
| occupation   = [[Novelist]], [[columnist]]
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| genre        = [[Science fiction]]
| notableworks = ''[[The Survivalist (novel series)|The Survivalist]]''
}}
'''Jerome Morrell Ahern''' (June 23, 1946 – July 24, 2012) was an American writer of science fiction and action novels, non-fiction books, and articles for various firearms publications. He was considered an expert on firearms and related accessories, produced his own line of holsters, and served as president of firearms company [[Detonics]].