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June 12, 2026 — FPC firmly believes that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) must be strengthened to robustly protect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of peaceable American gun owners and the critically important firearms ecosystem that serves them. Unfortunately, Senator John Cornyn’s SHOT Act (S. 4775)—in the form presented to FPC—badly misses the mark.

Gun Owners of America Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

June 11, 2026 

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA) proudly endorses U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds for Governor of Florida. 

As both a former Florida state lawmaker and a current member of Congress, Byron Donalds has compiled a perfect pro-Second Amendment record. 

As a freshman state representative, Donalds bucked Republican leadership that bent the knee to gun control after Parkland and voted against SB 7026, the major post-Parkland gun control bill in the Florida House. He has continued that stand in Congress by opposing key federal gun control packages. 

And in GOA’s 2026 Florida Candidate Survey, he opposed one-gun-a-month laws, bans on commonly owned firearms like AR-15s and magazines, universal background checks, “Red Flag” gun confiscation orders, age-based purchasing restrictions on 18- to 20-year-olds, and many other gun control measures. 

Donalds pledged his support for Constitutional Carry to be expanded to all law-abiding adults 18 and older, repealing Florida’s Red Flag law, bump stock ban, and strengthening preemption laws with real enforcement teeth to prevent cities and counties from running roughshod over Floridians’ gun rights. 

Luis Valdes, Florida State Director of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement: 

“Byron Donalds answered every question in our survey, but actions speak louder than words. He has a proven record of standing firm for the Second Amendment. Donalds has made repealing red flag laws ‘job one’ and understands that the right to keep and bear arms is the ultimate constitutional safeguard of our liberties. Gun owners can trust Byron Donalds to protect and expand our rights as governor.” 

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization representing over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

-GOA- 

Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A Proudly Endorses James Uthmeier for Florida Attorney General

June 9, 2026

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A are proud to endorse James Uthmeier for Florida Attorney General, citing his proven record of defending the Second Amendment and standing with law-abiding gun owners.

As Florida’s Attorney General, Uthmeier has used his office to protect Floridians’ right to carry, to defend themselves and their families, and to exercise their constitutional freedoms. Following the First District Court of Appeal’s decision striking down Florida’s open-carry ban in McDaniels v. State, Uthmeier issued guidance making clear that law-abiding citizens should not be arrested or prosecuted for openly carrying a firearm consistent with the ruling. His office also stated it would no longer defend prosecutions under Florida’s unconstitutional open-carry ban in GOA v. Del Toro.

“James Uthmeier has proven that he is willing to fight for the Second Amendment when it matters most,” said Alisabet Valdes, National Chair of Fuerza 2A. “Floridians deserve an Attorney General who will not merely campaign as pro-gun, but who will actively use the office to defend the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners. Attorney General Uthmeier has done exactly that. For that reason, Fuerza 2A is proud to endorse James Uthmeier for Attorney General of Florida.”

Uthmeier has also defended gun rights beyond open carry, arguing that the government cannot broadly strip Second Amendment rights from individuals who are not dangerous and challenging attempts by private associations to impose sweeping firearm bans that conflict with Florida law and the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

“From open carry to self-defense to stopping unlawful attacks on gun ownership, James Uthmeier has built a record that Second Amendment supporters can trust,” said Luis Valdes, Florida State Director for Gun Owners of America. “Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse him for Florida Attorney General.”

Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A urges Florida gun owners to support James Uthmeier for Attorney General.

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization representing over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

-GOA-

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Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia Citizens Defense Foundation, and gun rights journalist John Crump’s suit against Virginia’s new gun control laws is being heard this Friday.

The case, Crump v. Katz, challenges SB749 and SB727, the sweeping bans on so-called “assault firearms” and standard-capacity magazines.

These laws target some of the most commonly owned firearms and magazines in America.

SB749 bans the sale, transfer, manufacture, purchase, and importation of many popular semi-automatic firearms and magazines holding more than 15 rounds.

SB727 goes even further by banning the public carry of firearms labeled “assault firearms” in public places, including streets, sidewalks, parks, and other places open to the public.

There is no exception for ordinary Virginians who simply want to exercise their right to bear arms for self-defense.

That is why GOA, GOF, VCDL, and VCDF are taking Virginia to court.

The lawsuit argues that these bans violate Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution, which clearly states that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

The complaint also exposes just how absurd and confusing these laws are.

Under the new magazine ban, the same magazine could be legal or illegal depending on what caliber someone says it is used for. As the lawsuit explains, the same magazine would become a Schrödinger’s “large capacity ammunition feeding device,” simultaneously prohibited when used with one caliber, while being perfectly legal when used with another.

This is what happens when anti-gun politicians write laws targeting guns they do not understand.

Worse, violations can result in Class 1 misdemeanor charges, firearm forfeiture, and other penalties that threaten law-abiding gun owners while doing nothing to stop criminals.

Virginia gun owners should not be turned into criminals for buying, selling, transferring, carrying, or owning the same firearms and magazines that Americans have lawfully used for decades.

TAKE ACTION

Please share this case with every Virginia gun owner you know.

Help spread the word about Crump v. Katz and the fight to stop Virginia’s unconstitutional gun and magazine bans.

Keep an eye out for updates regarding Friday’s hearing in the Lancaster County Circuit Court.

Consider contributing to our GOA Litigation Fund, so we can continue to fight on all fronts against tyrannical gun control in Virginia.

GOA and our allies are fighting back.

We will not sit quietly while Richmond politicians shred the Virginia Constitution and attack the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

We at Gun Owners of America have been hard at work fighting for your rights this week.

From winning a major victory in Virginia against anti-gun AG Jay Jones, to highlighting our work in the courts defending the 4th Amendment, and working with Congress to question the DOJ about their defense of the National Firearms Act — GOA has been busy.

You deserve an update.

GOA, GOF and VCDL won a major victory in our lawsuit against Virginia’s Universal Background Check law.

Recently, VA AG Jay Jones commanded the Virginia State Police to begin enforcing universal background checks, even though the law was blocked by a statewide injunction last year.

We at GOA sounded the alarm, releasing a joint letter with the Virginia Citizens Defense League, advising law enforcement not to enforce universal background checks.

We warned that enforcing these universal background checks — against a court order — could cost officers qualified immunity and make them personally liable in lawsuits.

The judge agreed, affirming his prior order halting the enforcement of universal background checks.

Now, any state official who tries to enforce this unconstitutional law does so at the risk of being held in contempt of court.

This victory signals to VA’s anti-gun politicians that they are not above the law.

Next up, Rep. Andrew Clyde questioned Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about the DOJ’s defense of the illegal National Firearms Act registry in GOA’s “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit.”

Rep. Clyde brought up the fact that the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 specifically prohibits the Federal Government from maintaining any registry of guns and gun owners.

And, since the National Firearms Act’s registry is a registry of tax payments, there is no reason that the federal government should continue to register items that have no tax on them.

Those items being Short Barreled Firearms, AOWs, and Suppressors, thanks to GOA and our allies work last summer on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” which reduced the NFA tax on these items to $0.

But, the registration requirements remained. That’s why we immediately filed suit once the bill was signed into law.

Our aptly named “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit” will remove the registration requirement on these items, as Congress’s original intent with the NFA was a registration of a tax, not the item itself.

The Department of Justice — furious that they could lose a registry of gun owners — has fought back against us tooth-and-nail.

No registry should exist for any firearms. They are protected by the Second Amendment.

Finally, last but not least, GOA, is working to raise awareness of our extensive legal work protecting the 2nd and 4th Amendments together

In a recent article for Zero Hedge, GOA’s Executive Vice President, John Velleco highlights our legal work defending the 4th Amendment in key cases.

Without robust Fourth Amendment rights, we will never have much of a Second Amendment right.

For that reason, both Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation have regularly filed amicus briefs to guard against erosion of Fourth Amendment rights.

As more and more states seek to ban more and more classes of previously legal firearms, gun confiscation has become an ever-greater threat.

Historically, the Fourth Amendment’s protections have been greatest when applied to the home, which also happens to be where most guns are kept.

Gun owners must be especially vigilant where Fourth Amendment rights are concerned, because the threat of warrantless police sweeps to take guns from law-abiding citizens is not merely theoretical.

GOA will always lead the fight to defend the “right to keep and bear arms,” as well as those other constitutional rights essential to protect guns, and that most definitely includes the Fourth Amendment.

That’s all for this week, but just know that we’ll be working hard to protect and restore the Second Amendment.

Keep an eye out for more updates from GOA in your inbox, coming soon.

If you aren’t already, please consider becoming a GOA member so that we can fight on your behalf! And consider also making it a repeating yearly contribution so that you will always stay covered by our lawsuit injunctions.