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Send a letter to your members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation to curb FISA abuse!

They don’t need to kick down your door anymore. They just pull out a credit card.

Right now, the federal government is purchasing massive commercial databases packed with personal information: your location history, your browsing habits, your interests and hobbies. Anything a data broker is willing to sell, Washington is willing to buy.

And gun owners are a prime target.

This isn’t paranoia. This is documented. The intelligence community and federal law enforcement agencies are using purchased data to build profiles on Americans — without a warrant, without probable cause, and without ever going before a judge.

They’re calling it “legal” because of a gaping loophole in our privacy law. Under current interpretations, the government doesn’t need a court order to buy information that a private company has already collected. The Fourth Amendment says they can’t take it. But apparently no one told them they can’t just purchase it instead.

And that’s before we even get to FISA Section 702.

Section 702 was sold to the American people as a tool for surveilling foreign terrorists. But here’s what they didn’t tell you: any time a foreign target communicates with an American, that American’s data can be swept up too, no warrant required.

Don’t forget: the Biden administration formally classified gun owners as “Militia Violent Extremists.”

Now pair that authority with AI-powered data processing that can sort, cross-reference, and analyze millions of records in seconds, and you have the infrastructure for a surveillance state that targets gun owners at a scale no individual agent ever could. You essentially have an AI-powered gun registry that doesn’t even require a specific gun record, something an anti-gun administration would take advantage of.

The databases, the AI tools, the commercial data pipelines — they’re all still there. Any future anti-gun administration can pick up exactly where they left off and use this surveillance architecture against law-abiding Americans who simply choose to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

This isn’t a hypothetical. The pieces are already in place. GOA is fighting back.

We are proud to support Rep. Warren Davidson’s Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act and Sen. Mike Lee’s Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act, two critical pieces of legislation that would close the commercial data purchase loophole and restore constitutional warrant requirements to government surveillance.

Congress needs to hear from gun owners. That’s why I’m asking you to sign GOA’s official letters urging your senators to pass the SAFE Act and your representative to pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act.

No warrant. No purchase. No exceptions. Sign the letters today to help us keep fighting.

We need your immediate action to stop the U.S. Postal Service from sidestepping our landmark court victory and chipping away at your Second Amendment rights.

We at Gun Owners of America recently scored a major win in court, forcing the USPS to overturn its nearly 100-year-old, unconstitutional ban on mailing handguns. But now, instead of simply following the law, the Postal Service is trying to pull a fast one.

They’re proposing a new rule that creates loopholes and an arbitrary category of “unmailable” firearms, silently undermining your rights and our victory. Incredibly, their new “solution” would still BAN millions of legally owned firearms from the mail, ignoring both the DOJ’s order and the Constitution.

And get this… ammunition is STILL banned, even though FedEx and UPS have no problem shipping it safely. It’s outrageous.

The bottom line: The Postal Service is trying to dodge the law, violate the Second Amendment, and ignore the court’s ruling we won for YOU.

But there’s one thing they can’t ignore: YOUR VOICE. Right now, the USPS is required by law to accept public comments on their proposed rule…and they must read each and every comment you submit.

We’ve seen before how a tidal wave of grassroots comments from gun owners can CRUSH anti-gun policies. We did it with the Obama administration’s green-tip ammo ban. We can do it again, but time is running out.

Here’s what I need you to do right now:

1. Click here to submit your comment and demand that the USPS fully uphold the Second Amendment.
2. Tell them NO “new category” of banned firearms. ALL lawful arms and ammunition must be mailable!
3. Remind them the Second Amendment says SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. There are NO government carveouts!

The deadline to submit your comment is May 4th.

Don’t wait, don’t assume someone else will do it. Just a few minutes of your time can make all the difference.

Every comment puts pressure on the government to obey the law and respect your rights. If we flood their inboxes, they cannot ignore us.

This is how we win—again.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 17, 2026

Gun Owners of America Demands OIG Investigation into DOJ and ATF for Unlawful Disclosure of Sensitive Taxpayer and Private Gun Owner Information

SPRINGFIELD, VA – Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America (GOA), has formally requested that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) launch an immediate investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the DOJ’s Civil Division. The request follows a series of alarming breaches in which the government intentionally filed, on a public court docket, the sensitive tax returns of a GOA member, along with details of this person’s private firearm collection.

During ongoing litigation in Silencer Shop Found. v. BATFE, DOJ attorneys representing the ATF intentionally filed the sensitive tax information and National Firearms Act (NFA) tax returns of a GOA member on a public docket. These disclosures included:

• Two approved ATF “Forms 1,” which legally constitute protected tax returns.
• In a negligent (but presumably inadvertent) move, the government failed to redact the GOA’s member’s name, city, and state.
• The ATF then provided a declaration detailing the exact number of NFA items owned by the GOA member, essentially providing a “map” of the member’s personal firearm collection to the public.

Under 26 U.S.C. § 6103, NFA registration forms are strictly prohibited from public disclosure. Despite this, even after being alerted to the breach and attempting to correct the filings, the DOJ inexcusably publicized much of the same sensitive information a second time.

“The sensitivity of this information cannot be understated, nor can the severity of DOJ and ATF’s breach of personal privacy and possible violations of federal law,” stated Erich Pratt in his letter to Acting Inspector General William M. Blier.

GOA is demanding a formal investigation to determine the specific circumstances that led to this disclosure and to identify the officials responsible for the decision to refile protected records. The investigation seeks to uncover:

• Whether these actions constitute a breach of federal statutes, regulations, or policies.
• What warnings, if any, the ATF provided to the DOJ regarding the sensitivity of the data.
• What new procedures will be implemented to prevent the government from “doxing” gun owners in the future.

“The millions of gun owners represented by Gun Owners of America expect a prompt, transparent, and complete investigation of this matter,” Pratt concluded.

John Velleco, Executive Vice President of Gun Owners Foundation, issued the following statement:

“Gun Owners of America will not stand idly by while the government weaponizes protected tax information on a public forum. We are as committed to defending our members’ privacy as we are to defending the Second Amendment, and this egregious violation must be reviewed with the utmost seriousness.”

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement:

“The government has no right to dox gun owners or broadcast their private tax returns to the world. GOA will not stay silent while federal agencies flout the law to target our members. We take our members’ security as seriously as their constitutional rights, and we will fight to ensure this never happens again.”

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

-GOA-

DOJ Surrenders its Appeal in Fight Over ATF “Engaged in the Business” Rule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

April 16, 2026 

Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) are proud to announce a major win in our ongoing legal battle against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive’s (ATF) Biden-era “Engaged in the Business” rule. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Fifth Circuit to dismiss its appeal of the preliminary injunction GOA, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch obtained against ATF’s unconstitutional Biden-era “Engaged in the Business” rule.

This rule was just a backdoor scheme by President Biden “to move the U.S. as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation.” Under the rule, even a single private firearm sale could suddenly become a federal crime. And ATF inverted the ordinary judicial process, presuming gun owners guilty until proven innocent.

After the enormous pressure brought to bear by gun owners, DOJ is seeking a dismissal allowing the case to return to district court. Our preliminary injunction blocking the rule remains in effect, and GOA will pursue a final order permanently striking down Biden’s unconstitutional and unlawful regulation.

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement:  

“This move by DOJ is a massive step towards fulfilling President Trump’s campaign promise to gun owners to end this Biden rule. Biden’s criminalization of private gun sales was a naked attempt to infringe on the Second Amendment rights of millions of gun owners. GOA and GOF once gain have triumphed over ATF overreach.”

John Velleco, Executive Vice President of Gun Owners Foundation, issued the following statement:  

“We are grateful that the Trump administration has abandon this Biden-era appeal. This sets the stage to protect the rights of millions against Biden’s anti-gun overreach. Future administrations should think twice before they reinterpret federal law to criminalize the Second Amendment like President Biden.”

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

-GOA- 

ANTI-GUN GROUP ATTACKS GOA!
They’re attacking us because they know we’re winning. And we want to make them even angrier…

The billionaire funded gun-control lobby is once again attacking us at Gun Owners of America because we’re standing up for the Second Amendment.

They’ve called us “extremists” with insane ideas.

Well, if standing up for the Second Amendment seems insane…

Then maybe the real extremists are the ones who’ve strayed far from the Constitution.

Here’s the thing the anti-gun lobby doesn’t understand.

GOA is fully supported by the grassroots.

That means real people.

Our members don’t want a gun lobby that makes backroom deals with politicians.

They don’t want a gun lobby that will compromise with the political establishment, then sell it to their membership as a win.

They want a gun lobby that is No Compromise.

They want Gun Owners of America.

The billionaire funded gun control lobby is going to have to come up with better scare tactics than simply calling us extremists if they think for one second that we’re going to stop overturning gun control.

GOA is working on your behalf to restore the Second Amendment nationwide.

If you aren’t already, please consider becoming a GOA member so that we can fight on your behalf!

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed its reply brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Granata v. Campbell, its lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’s ban on modern, constitutionally protected handguns. FPC’s appeal follows the district court’s decision last year erroneously ruling in favor of the state.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion for summary judgment in Morris v. Savannah, its lawsuit challenging a City of Savannah, Georgia firearm storage ordinance that is patently unlawful under the State’s comprehensive firearm preemption law.

Remembering Great Second Amendment Wins in Wyoming!

In the 2026 Legislative Session, 3 great GOA-backed Second Amendment bills passed the Wyoming Legislature and were sent to Governor Gordon’s Desk. Two became law while a third bill was vetoed.

We have written extensively about the 2026 SAPA bill vetoed by Governor Mark Gordon, which would have added a civil process to Wyoming’s existing criminal Second Amendment Protection laws that GOA helped pass in 2022. At this link, you can read more in my Op-Ed published by Cowboy State Daily (Cowboy State Daily – The Truth About the Second Amendment Protection Act).

While the veto of SAPA garnered most of the media attention, I want to focus this email on the positive happenings in Wyoming over the last few years.

In 2026, the two bills that became law lowered the minimum age to 18 for concealed carry permits (HB0096) and increased protections against Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders (HB0098) by making state and local enforcement of these orders a crime in Wyoming.

With these two bills, Wyoming returned Rights to young adults allowing them to protect themselves and increased legal protections against the extreme Constitutional violations that are inherent with Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders.

These were huge wins for our Second Amendment Rights that should not be forgotten in the wake of the veto of our Second Amendment Protection Act Amendments.

Furthermore, last year in 2025, we were able to finally repeal most of Wyoming’s remaining gun-free zones after seeing that bill vetoed in 2024. Citizens and families in Wyoming can now protect themselves in places where they could not before, including in schools, most government buildings, and the Wyoming Capitol Building!

While gun control continues to advance in many Blue States from Coast to Coast, over the last 5 legislative sessions, GOA has worked in Wyoming to help pass some of America’s strongest Second Amendment Legislation.

Wyoming now has Second Amendment laws on the books that few states can match.

These include:

1) Criminal penalties for state or local officials who cooperate with federal gun control.

2) Both criminal and civil penalties for officials who enforce Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders.

3) A strong statewide preemption law that stops all municipalities from having gun control not allowed under Wyoming statutes.

4) A repeal of gun-free zones in Wyoming K-12 Schools, Universities and Colleges, government buildings, and the state Capitol Building that grants freedoms to match any state in America.

While we still have work to do to provide a path for citizens to take Civil Action in Court against the government when their Rights are violated, we should celebrate the fact that Wyoming is now among the top states for Second Amendment Rights.

In order the protect the gains we have made, and make even more gains in the future, each and every one of our members and supporters should be especially engaged and involved in the upcoming 2026 Wyoming Primary in August.

In the coming months, we will be informing everyone about the August Primary Elections and the candidates most likely to stand up for the Second Amendment.

Together, we can protect our recent victories in Wyoming and advance our Rights even further. Perhaps, someday Wyoming will be the unquestioned example for the entire Country when it comes to our precious Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

Reconciliation 2.0 Is Here!
Help Us GUT The NFA! $0 SOTs, FFLs, Machineguns and more!
But we’ll need your help to make it happen, we’re pressuring Congress to add these critical parts to the bill…

Last year, GOA was extremely successful in eliminating taxes on NFA regulated short barreled firearms and suppressors through a process called budget reconciliation.

And while at the last second, the Senate Parliamentarian struck down GOA-backed language eliminating the registration requirement for these items, the $0 tax was signed into law as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Now, Congress is preparing for Reconciliation Round 2, and GOA is working around the clock to gut the NFA.

But we can’t do it alone.

We need your help.

Congress was able to achieve something in 2025 that no gun owner thought possible: amending the National Firearms Act of 1934 for the first time in its 92-year history.

This historic win not only weakened the crown jewel of the anti-gunners, but it also created the opportunity to continue gutting unconstitutional NFA taxes, a long-time priority of gun owners.

Now that Congress plans once again to bring a Reconciliation bill to the floor, there’s another big opportunity for lawmakers to dismantle gun control.

We’re working to remove the rest of the NFA taxes. That means FFLs, SOTs, Machineguns and Destructive Devices, all $0.

Why Fight For $0 FFLs & SOTs?

When the Senate Parliamentarian kept the registration requirement for NFA items, we knew we had to sue.

What we didn’t expect was that the Department of Justice would fight us tooth-and-nail over the NFA.

In fact, Pam Bondi’s DOJ argued that because there were still some taxes being paid under the National Firearms Act, the entire NFA registration scheme was constitutional.

Specifically, they cited Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) and Special Occupational Taxpayers (SOTs) as justification for keeping the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act.

Sounds like tyranny.

That’s why GOA is working to remove the taxes on the remaining NFA items, FFLs & SOTs.

And while GOA is confident that we will win our lawsuit, removing these additional taxes ensures our victory and guts the NFA’s registration requirement.

If you aren’t already, please consider becoming a GOA member so that we can fight on your behalf!

The Trump administration is considering a new rule to deal with the ATF’s illegal registry, which Congress suspects may contain “over a billion records.” Former President Biden’s rule, the “Engaged in the Business” Rule required gun stores to keep gun records forever. Then, ATF digitizes records when gun stores go out of business.

You can read our 30+ page report from 2022 detailing the searchability of this illegal registry here.

Indeed, if the Trump Administration is going to deal with ATF’s illegal registry, then it is important to do the job right. The proper gun record retention period for ATF should be zero years. That is what GOA is telling ATF in our new proposal, attached below.

Any proposed changes by ATF to FFL recordkeeping requirements must safeguard gun owners’ privacy.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that a motion for summary judgment has been filed in Poway Weapons & Gear v. CDTFA, an FPC-supported case challenging California’s unconstitutional 11% excise tax on the gross receipts from the retail sale of firearms, “firearm precursor parts,” and ammunition.

April 9, 2026 — On February 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14206, “Protecting Second Amendment Rights.” It sounded promising, but it has since proven to be little more than empty rhetoric.

House Bill H8073 is scheduled for a House Judiciary Committee hearing today at 4:00 PM.

In 2025, the state passed a law focused on stopping future sales and transfers of certain firearms. H8073 goes much further by targeting possession itself, meaning firearms that were previously owned legally could now become illegal to own.

The bill only extends the previous grandfather policy through the end of 2026. After that, owners would be forced to sell their property through a dealer, remove it from the state, or face felony charges.

This is not about public safety. It is about forcing compliance by threatening otherwise law abiding citizens with criminal penalties for keeping what they already own.

Lawmakers are moving quickly, and this hearing today is a critical moment.

This is an unacceptable step towards unconstitutional gun confiscation, and it must be stopped.

Contact the committee members today and demand they vote NO on H8073.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. 

Gun owners across America are breathing a sigh of relief.

Bondi came in with a weak 2A record and made things worse as attorney general. Under her watch, two Biden-era gun rules Trump promised to kill on day one are still on the books: the pistol brace ban and Biden’s universal background check rule.

She never completed the Second Amendment report that the President ordered. And her DOJ bragged to Congress about the ATF, the same agency that spent four years targeting gun owners.

Now Trump has the chance to get it right. The next attorney general can end enforcement of every Biden-era ATF rule, settle pro-gun litigation with binding commitments, and stop defending unconstitutional gun laws in court.

Tell President Trump: Appoint a pro-2A attorney general who will finish what you started.

Don’t let this moment pass. The Biden-era gun rules are still on the books. The ATF is still open. The fight isn’t over.

With your help, we can ensure a pro-2A champion is our country’s next attorney general.

LAS VEGAS, NV — April 3, 2026 — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today launched the 2026 FPC State Freedom Index—the most principled, transparent, and unapologetic scorecard of gun rights in America. With the Index, which shows the state of the law of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. as of the end of 2025, gun owners now have a single, clear tool to see exactly how their state is failing them—and the ammunition to demand their elected officials fix it. Gun owners and policymakers can visit fpcfreedomindex.org to explore the interactive map, compare states, and find out which laws need to be repealed.

New York Withdraws Unconstitutional Social Media Background Check for Firearm Carry; GOA, GOF Secure Major Legal Victory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 31, 2026

Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) announce a significant legal victory in the ongoing battle against New York’s restrictive and misnamed “Concealed Carry Improvement Act.” In a Stipulation of Partial Settlement filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, State Defendants have officially consented to an injunction against the enforcement of N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(1)(o)(iv).

This now-enjoined provision required applicants for a concealed carry license to submit a list of their former and current social media accounts from the past three years to confirm their “character and conduct.”

Key Takeaways from the Settlement:

• State Defendants have consented to the entry of a permanent injunction against their enforcement of the social media requirement.
• The Superintendent of the New York State Police is now explicitly required to ensure that the PPB-3 license application form does not include language requiring social media information.
• The remainder of the ongoing litigation will continue to target other statutory provisions, including N.Y. Penal Law § 265.01-d and various “sensitive locations” enumerated in N.Y. Penal Law § 265.01-e where the public carry of firearms for self-defense in prohibited, such as public parks, zoos, and places licensed for alcohol consumption.

The lawsuit, Antonyuk v. James, No. 1:22-cv-986-GTS-PJE (N.D.N.Y.), represents a broader, ongoing constitutional challenge to New York’s aggressive and unconstitutional post-Bruen gun control regime. By forcing the state to abandon its invasive social media check, GOA and GOF have secured a crucial win for both the Second Amendment and the privacy rights of New Yorkers.

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement:

“New York’s ‘Concealed Carry Improvement Act’ is a smokescreen. This law has never been about improving concealed carry for law-abiding citizens but instead is a calculated effort to disarm as many New Yorkers as possible. We will continue fighting this unconstitutional law in court, including New York’s onerous location restrictions.”

John Velleco, Executive Vice President of Gun Owners Foundation, issued the following statement:

“New York’s demand that applicants surrender three years of their private social media history was a blatant invasion of privacy and a massive government overreach. Forcing the state to abandon this requirement is a victory not only for the Second Amendment, but for the First and Fourth Amendments as well. The government has absolutely no constitutional authority to rummage through a citizen’s digital life as a prerequisite for exercising their right to armed self-defense.”

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

-GOA-

Despite many phone calls and emails with strong concerns from grassroots activists, Tennessee lawmakers have pushed HB 1971 through the House Judiciary Committee.

This dangerous bill is now heading to the full House for a vote TODAY at 2:00 P.M. Central.

HB 1971 would dismantle a critical legal safeguard by making it far more difficult for Tennesseans to challenge unconstitutional laws, including unconstitutional gun laws, before they are enforced.

Under current law, citizens can go to court to stop unconstitutional statutes before facing arrest or prosecution. HB 1971 strips that protection and forces you to risk becoming a criminal just to have your day in court.

That means if an unconstitutional gun control law is passed, you may have to violate it first, face charges, and then fight it in court afterward.

This is not how constitutional rights are supposed to work.

Lawmakers should not be shielding unconstitutional laws from timely judicial review, especially when fundamental rights like the Second Amendment are at stake.

HB 1971 creates a chilling effect on your ability to defend your rights and gives the government a dangerous advantage.

TAKE ACTION

Contact your Tennessee State Representative and demand a NO vote on HB 1971.

Tell them:

• You oppose any effort to block or delay challenges to unconstitutional laws
• Tennesseans should not have to risk arrest to defend their rights
• HB 1971 undermines constitutional protections and must be rejected

Make your voice heard as soon as you can, then share this alert with friends and family across Tennessee.

This bill has already cleared committee, and the next vote could very well happen today. Don’t wait until it’s too late!

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion for summary judgment in Heeter v. James, its lawsuit challenging New York’s unconstitutional body armor ban.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit, Zimmerman v. Bondi, challenging the federal laws and regulations banning firearms in facilities and other areas within national parks. FPC is seeking a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the carry bans as well as other relief.

End the DOJ’s rogue pistol brace crackdown

A federal court vacated the Biden pistol brace ban. President Trump campaigned on ending it. Bondi’s DOJ is still enforcing it anyway.

On March 16th, 2026, the Department of Justice dropped a bombshell in our ongoing lawsuit, Texas et al. v. ATF:

The ATF “continue[s] to enforce the NFA’s and the GCA’s regulation of short-barreled rifles against some brace-equipped pistols, even though the Rule has been universally vacated.”

Translation: DOJ lawyers are defying a federal court and making a mockery of President Trump’s campaign promises to gun owners.

This matters because ATF has refused to issue classification letters telling owners which pistol braces are legal, unless it’s in a criminal case. That means every single gun owner with a pistol brace is a potential target for felony charges.

President Trump promised twice on the campaign trail to end the pistol brace ban on day one. He said it in Indianapolis in 2023. He said it again in Harrisburg in 2024. His own DOJ is now proving those promises were never kept.

Send your pre-written letter to Congress NOW and demand they hold the DOJ accountable.

GOA has gone directly to senior DOJ officials. We’ve raised your concerns. We’ve received no indication that the ATF plans to reverse course.

Congress must act. Your Representatives and Senators need to hear from you today.

The NFA doesn’t even impose a tax on short-barreled firearms anymore. There is absolutely no justification for ATF bureaucrats to threaten law-abiding gun owners over barrel length.

GOA is fighting this in federal court. pursuing a permanent injunction to end ATF’s rogue enforcement. But Washington only listens when constituents demand action.

Tell Congress: Force the DOJ to stand down and protect every pistol brace owner.

Don’t let the DOJ turn you into a criminal for exercising your Second Amendment rights.