Pro-gun rights

Today, after six years of litigation, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., secured a major victory against the Pennsylvania State Police ("PSP") in Landmark Firearms, LLC, et al. v. PSP Commissioner Evanchick, 694 MD 2019. As many of our readers will remember, in December of 2019, after … Continue reading MONUMENTAL VICTORY: PSP’s Policy on Partially Manufactured Frames and Receivers is Revoked! →

Gun Owners of America endorses Senator Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

March 5th, 2026 

Washington, D.C. – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is proud to endorse Senator Mike Lee of Utah’s bill, the National Constitutional Carry Act. Senator Lee’s bill restores the right to carry as the founding fathers had intended 250 years ago. This bill would ensure that law abiding American citizens are able to carry around the country without fear of antigun states arbitrarily restricting or criminalizing their chosen self-defense tool. Residents of antigun states would no longer have to endure second class Second Amendment treatment, whether through outright hardware bans or policies that indirectly discourage the exercise of one’s rights. 

Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:  

“In a time of war, Americans cannot afford to have the right to bear arms delayed by arbitrary state permitting processes. Public safety is threatened not only by ordinary criminals, but also bad actors working for foreign adversaries, and Americans need to be armed for the security of our free state. That’s why Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse Senator Mike Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act. Under this GOA-backed legislation, the right to carry a firearm without a government permission slip will be fully restored, and unconstitutional states regulations on firearms, ammunition, and magazine size will be preempted.” 

You can read the bill text here. 

You can watch GOA’s Minuteman Moment breakdown of the bill here. 

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. 

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Last night was a strong night for the Second Amendment in Texas.

Freedom-minded Texans showed up, made their voices heard, and sent a clear message: Texans want leaders who will stand firmly for their constitutional rights.

GOA is proud to report an excellent performance from GOA-endorsed candidates across Texas.

One of the biggest results of the night came in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, where State Representative Steve Toth defeated incumbent Dan Crenshaw.

Steve worked tirelessly throughout this campaign — knocking doors across CD-2, meeting voters face-to-face, and making the case for defending our constitutional rights. His victory is a testament to the power of grassroots engagement and Texans who refuse to compromise on the Second Amendment.

We also want to congratulate Nate Sheets on his successful primary bid for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and Don Huffines on his campaign win for Texas Comptroller. Both men crisscrossed Texas throughout this campaign working hard to fight for the future of Texas.

But the work is not finished.

Several critical races are now headed to the Texas Primary Runoff, and these next several weeks will determine the final outcome of several key races that will impact the future of the Second Amendment in Texas.

Runoff races where Second Amendment supporters will need to stay engaged include:

• Brandon Herrera for U.S House Congressional District 23
• Ken Paxton for Texas Senator
• Chip Roy for Texas Attorney General
• Briscoe Cain for U.S. House Congressional District 9

Important Runoff Election Dates

Early Voting: May 18 – May 22, 2026
Runoff Election Day: May 26, 2026

Your membership and donations make the work possible.

The support of committed gun owners allows GOA to identify, endorse, and help elect candidates who will stand firm in the defense of the Second Amendment.

If you are able, please consider renewing your membership or making a donation to support GOA’s efforts to defend the rights of Texans and protect our freedoms.

More updates and ways to get involved will be coming soon.

Please Contact the Wyoming Senate Now – Historic Gun Bills Hang in the Balance!

Over the prior four Wyoming Legislative Sessions, GOA worked to pass some of America’s best Second Amendment legislation, and we are just a few steps away from more major Gun Rights Wins this year!

Three GOA-backed pro-Second Amendment bills have passed the full Wyoming House and could pass the Senate this week. A fourth bill passed the Wyoming Senate and could pass the House this week.

These bills will lower the required age to 18 for concealed carry permits (HB096) and increase protections for citizens against Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders (HB0098).

Additionally, two nearly identical bills, HB0130 and SF0101, add a civil process to Wyoming’s existing Second Amendment Protection laws that GOA helped pass in 2022. The 2022 law made the enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun control a crime under Wyoming criminal statutes.

If HB0130 and/or SF0101 pass, citizens will have a clear path to take agencies to Civil Court for damages, and this will serve as a major deterrent to local cooperation with federal gun control because of the potential impact on an agency’s budget!

A weakening amendment was added to HB0130 on the Senate Floor, but we will work to remove that Amendment on the third and final Senate Floor Vote. Furthermore, SF0101 remains strong as it moves through what we expect to be a friendly House.

Together, these bills would firmly establish Wyoming as an example for the entire Country when it comes to Second Amendment Rights.

Our current challenge is in the Wyoming Senate, so we are asking you to click the take action button above. Please ask your Senators to support these Second Amendment expansions without any weakening Amendments.

Together, by the end of this Legislative Session, we can make Wyoming one of America’s best states for Second Amendment Rights if we pass GOA’s 2026 Wyoming Legislative Agenda.

Stay tuned for more information very soon.

P.S. Please immediately contact the Wyoming Senate and ask them to support House Bills 96 and 98 as written and 130 (with removal of the weakening Amendment).

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that a reply brief in support of the cert petition has been filed with the Supreme Court of the United States in Schoenthal v. Raoul, an FPC-backed lawsuit asking the Court to overturn the Seventh Circuit’s dangerous decision upholding Illinois’s ban on carrying firearms on public transportation.

This is not great news, but we need immediate action.

Somehow, despite a live vote proving that SB 1071 had passed the Judiciary committee with overwhelming majority support, the bill has mysteriously “disappeared” and never arrived in the Finance committee.

There are numerous players in this game of lies and deceit, but our only chance to save the machine gun sales bill at this point is to contact the Senate President, Randy Smith, and DEMAND that he bring SB 1071 to an immediate floor vote.

Call Senate Pres. Randy Smith at (304) 357-7995 now! We have an extremely small window to get this done. Remind him that 93 percent of WV gun owners would be LESS LIKELY to support a legislator who works to kill this legislation.

After you have called Senator Randy Smith, PLEASE USE THE FORM ABOVE to email your own Senator asking them to also put pressure on the Senate President and SUPPORT this bill.

As a reminder to any Senator trying to secretly kill SB 1071, our polling shows:

• 96 percent of West Virginia gun owners would be MORE LIKELY to vote for a legislator who supports this legislation.
• And likewise, 93 percent would be LESS LIKELY to support a legislator who works to kill this legislation.

This is possibly our final chance. We truly need all hands on deck.

Tomorrow is an exciting day – it’s the Texas March 3 Primary Election!

Make sure to cast your vote between 7 AM and 7 PM and stand up for the leadership you believe in for our great state!

To find your local polling locations and hours, check out these helpful links:

https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/where.html  

https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/  

We are proud to announce our endorsed slate of strong, principled leaders running for office across Texas and at the federal level.

These candidates have demonstrated their commitment to defending Second Amendment constitutional rights and representing their communities with integrity and courage.

FEDERAL OFFICES

United States Senate – Ken Paxton

United States House of Representatives:

•    Brian Babin – CD 36

•    Bisco Cain – CD 9

•    Michael Cloud – CD 27

•    Pat Fallon – CD 4

•    Brandon Gill – CD 26

•    Lance Gooden – CD 5

•    Brandon Herrera – CD 23

•    Nathaniel Moran – CD 1

•    Keith Self – CD 3

•    Steve Toth – CD 2

•    Beth Van Duyne – CD 24

•    Randy Weber – CD 14

 

STATEWIDE OFFICES (TEXAS)

•    Dawn Buckingham — Texas Land Commissioner

•    Don Huffines — Texas Comptroller

•    Chip Roy — Texas Attorney General

•    Nate Sheets — Texas Agriculture Commissioner

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXAS STATE SENATE

•    Trent Ashby — State Senator, SD 3

•    Brent Hagenbuch — State Senator, SD 30

•    Bob Hall — State Senator, SD 2

•    Leigh Wambsganss — State Senator, SD 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXAS STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

•    Cheryl Bean — State Representative, HD 94

•    Melissa Beckett — State Representative, HD 7

•    Mark Dorazio — State Representative, HD 122

•    Brian Harrison — State Representative, HD 10

•    Richard Hayes — State Representative, HD 57

•    Jamie Haynes — State Representative, HD 86

•    Cole Hefner — State Representative, HD 5

•    Hillary Hickland — State Representative, HD 55

•    Janis Holt — State Representative, HD 18

•    Andy Hopper — State Representative, HD 64

 •    Todd Hunter — State Representative, HD 32

•    Carrie Isaac — State Representative, HD 73

•    Marc LaHood — State Representative, HD 121

•    Mitch Little — State Representative, HD 65

•    AJ Louderback — State Representative, HD 30

•    Shelley Luther — State Representative, HD 62

•    Mike Olcott — State Representative, HD 60

•    Katrina Pierson — State Representative, HD 33

•    Keresa Richardson — State Representative, HD 61

•    Chris Spencer — State Representative, HD 1

•    Cody Vasut — State Representative, HD 25

•    Wes Virdell — State Representative, HD 53

•    Terri Leo Wilson — State Representative, HD 23

 

LOCAL OFFICES

•    Andy Hsu – District Judge

•    Tim O’Hare – Tarrant County Judge

•    Jennifer Ott – Galveston County District Attorney

 

This election is a fantastic opportunity for Texans to shape our future and ensure our voices are heard in Austin and Washington.

If you’re interested in candidates endorsed by Gun Owners of America, visit: https://texas.gunowners.org/elections/

Thanks for being engaged in protecting your Rights! Your involvement really makes a difference!

Historic Gun Bills on the Move in Wyoming. Please Contact Your Senator Now!

Over the prior four Wyoming Legislative Sessions, GOA has worked to pass some of America’s best Second Amendment legislation including a Repeal of Gun Free Zones in schools and most government buildings, a Second Amendment Protection Act (which includes criminal penalties) to reduce local cooperation with federal gun control, and strong laws that stop local governments from having gun control.

As we promised, GOA continues to work to expand our Rights even further in the 2026 Wyoming Legislative Session, and we have great news to report!

Last week, four GOA-backed pro-Second Amendment bills passed the full Wyoming House, passed a Senate Committee, and now go to the Senate Floor. A fifth bill passed the Wyoming Senate and moved to the House.

These bills will lower the required age to 18 for concealed carry permits (HB096) and increase protections against Red Flag Laws (HB0098).

Furthermore, HB0095 would establish Constitutional Carry at Colleges and Universities. This is an expansion of last year’s Repeal of Gun Free Zones which enabled firearms carry at Colleges and Universities with a Wyoming Concealed Carry Permit.

Firearms carry at K-12 Schools will still require a Wyoming Concealed Carry permit in order to comply with federal laws.

Finally, two nearly identical bills, HB0130 and SF0101, will add a civil process to Wyoming’s existing Second Amendment Protection laws that GOA helped pass in 2022. The 2022 law made the enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun control a crime under Wyoming criminal statutes.

If HB0130 and/or SF0101 pass, citizens will also have a clear path to take agencies to civil court for damages enforced against those agencies. This is a huge deterrent to local cooperation with federal gun control because of the potential impact on an agency’s budget!

A weakening amendment was added to HB0130 in a Senate Committee, but we are hopeful we can remove that Amendment on the Senate Floor. Furthermore, SF0101 remains intact as it moves onto what we expect to be a friendly House Floor.

In their entirety, these bills would firmly establish Wyoming as an example for the entire Country when it comes to Second Amendment Rights.

Our current challenge is in the Wyoming Senate. Please click on the attached links and ask your Senators to support these Second Amendment expansions without any weakening Amendments.

Together, by the end of this Legislative Session, we can make Wyoming America’s #1 state for Second Amendment Rights if we pass GOA’s 2026 Wyoming Legislative Agenda.

Stay tuned for more information very soon.

 

P.S. Please immediately contact the Wyoming Senate and ask them to support House Bills 95, 96, 98, and 130 (with removal of the weakening amendments).

Senator Willis Pulls Machine Gun Bill from Consideration Gun owners are left feeling betrayed

Things are changing moment by moment in Charleston.

Earlier this morning I encouraged you to thank Senate Judiciary Chairman Tom Willis for scheduling a vote on SB 1071, the bill allowing WV to sell machine guns to residents.

But remember how I indicated in the alert that, previously, he had not been making plans to bring the bill up for a vote?

Well after promising a vote on SB 1071 today, he has left gun owners feeling betrayed. Why?

Because as I type this … just moments ago … Sen. Willis pulled the bill from consideration, claiming there is not enough “consensus.”

You know what GOA’s answer to him is?

Senator Willis: We don’t care if you think there’s not enough consensus. That’s why legislators vote on bills. Put it up for a recorded vote and let the chips fall where they may!

This is what GOA is communicating to the Senator, but we need you to contact his, as well. Because you are the ones who Senator Willis will rely upon when he tries to be your next U.S. Senator.

So please call Sen. Tom Willis at (304) 357-7867.

Demand that he bring up SB 1071, the machine gun sales bill, for a recorded vote TODAY.

I am trying to keep you informed as the situation changes. Thank you as always for standing with us in this fight for freedom.

Your Calls Changed Everything — Vote Taking Place Today in Charleston!

Your hard work is paying off, and they are listening to you in Charleston!

Even though there were no initial plans to bring up SB 1071 for a vote, your emails and calls have changed everything.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting today (maybe this morning) to allow West Virginia to sell modern firearms to state residents!

So once again, I need you to make one last round of phone calls to the Judiciary Committee members in favor of SB 1071.

Here’s what you can do:

1. IMPORTANT: Call Senator Eric Tarr  at (304) 357-7901 and demand that he support this bill as written. Reports from Charleston indicate that Sen. Tarr is using tactics to slow down the bill and delay it, which at this late date would threaten to kill the bill.
2. Thank Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Tom Willis for scheduling a vote on SB 1071. Do NOT take this action item. See why here.
3. Thank Senator Chris Rose for his leadership as chief sponsor in pushing SB 1071 behind the scenes.  (304) 357-7902 chris.rose@wvsenate.gov

The Senators listed below are members of the Judiciary Committee who have not yet cosponsored SB 1071. So if you have time, please politely urge one or more of them to vote SB 1071 out of committee today:

Senator Tarr – (304) 357-7901
Senator Bartlett – (304) 357-7841
Senator Charnock – (304) 357-7854
Senator Deeds – (304) 357-7959
Senator Garcia – (304) 357-7961
Senator Hart – (304) 357-7843
Senator Martin – (304) 357-7845
Senator Taylor – (304) 357-7914
Senator Weld – (304) 357-7984
Senator Azinger – (304) 357-7970
Senator Chapman – (304) 357-7918
Senator Fuller – (304) 357-7937
Senator Helton – (304) 357-7807
Senator Rucker – (304) 357-7957

Thank you so much for your activism. We couldn’t do all that we do without your help!

Thank you for your help.

Kentucky just took a major step forward for the Second Amendment.

Representative TJ Roberts has introduced HB 749. Nearly identical to the bill GOA authored in West Virginia, it would create an Office of Public Defense within the Kentucky State Police to acquire and transfer machine guns to qualified, law-abiding Kentuckians.

This is exactly the kind of bold, lawful leadership we need right now, using a clear process grounded in existing federal law to expand access to arms protected by the Constitution.

HB 749 is also a direct challenge to the unconstitutional burdens created by the NFA tax and registration regime that has done nothing to improve public safety, but has absolutely been used to punish and gatekeep lawful ownership.

Rep. Roberts announced this bill on X, saying “Law-abiding Kentuckians should be able to own any type of firearm they choose (including machine guns), as this is our constitutional right.”

Kentuckians should not have to beg permission from bureaucrats to exercise a fundamental right. We applaud Rep. Roberts for leading from the front, and we also thank the bills primary co-sponsors Rep. Steve Doan and Rep. Ryan Dotson for standing with Kentucky gun owners.

Now we need a strong, unified show of support to keep HB 749 moving.

Please contact your State Representative and urge them to support HB 749 and help advance it through committee.

Tell them you support restoring lawful access to protected arms for responsible citizens and you want Kentucky to lead.

Kentucky has a chance to set a national example by standing firmly for the Second Amendment and restoring lawful access to constitutionally protected arms. Please take action today and contact your Representative to support HB 749.

When lawmakers hear from thousands of grassroots Kentuckians, good bills move and bad politics fails.

A “Pro-Gun Group” in Charleston is Trying to Kill the Machine Gun Bill! Please take IMMEDIATE action!!!

GOA has learned that a “pro gun lobbyist” is trying to poison the well and kill SB 1071—a bill which would allow West Virginia to sell machine guns to law-abiding citizens like you.

This misguided lobbyist is telling Senators that this violates federal law, which is simply NOT true.

Let me get technical here for a second:

Section 922(o) in federal law contains an explicit exemption regarding the prohibition on transferring machine guns made after 1986—that is, the prohibition “does not apply with respect to … a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of … a State.” 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(2)(A).

That language matters. It means Congress chose not to apply the machinegun ban to transfers made by a state government—like West Virginia.

So please call your state Senators at (304) 357-7800 and urge them to strongly support SB 1071.

You can even share this GOA Fact Sheet with them to answer questions about the bill’s consistency with federal law.

Also, thank you for taking the poll earlier today. We are sharing the results with legislators at the Capitol. The results are astounding:

• 96 percent of you would be MORE LIKELY to vote for a legislator who supports this legislation.
• And likewise, 93 percent of you would be LESS LIKELY to support a legislator who works to kill this legislation.

Again, please call your state Senators ASAP at (304) 357-7800 and urge them to strongly support SB 1071.

This very same bill has now been introduced in Kentucky. But the Mountain State deserves to be the first state to push this into law.

So please call your state Senators ASAP.

Thank you for your help.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new FPC-backed challenge to the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934, Roberts v. ATF.

Virginia lawmakers are trying to push HB 217 into law, and it’s a sweeping attack on the ability of law abiding Virginians to buy and sell many commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines.

HB 217 bans the importation, sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of firearms the bill labels “assault firearms,” using a broad feature-based definition that sweeps in many rifles, pistols, and shotguns.

It also bans the sale and transfer of magazines over 15 rounds.

Existing owners are treated as second class citizens under a forced grandfathering scheme, where you can keep what you already own but you cannot freely buy and sell the same lawful arms and magazines after July 1, 2026.

This bill has already passed the House, and just yesterday passed the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.

If the Senate passes it, it goes to the Governor, and anti gun leadership in Richmond will be eager to sign it into law.

The window to stop HB 217 is closing fast.

We must act NOW.

We are asking you to join our email campaign to tell your Senator to vote NO on this blatantly unconstitutional attack on our rights to keep and bear arms in this state.

Every gun control bill like HB 217 moves one step at a time, and this is the moment where your voice can be heard loud and clear.

Do not assume someone else will speak up. Contact your Senator today and urge a NO vote on HB 217.

If enough Virginians flood Senate offices now, we still have a slim chance halt this ban before it reaches the Governors desk and becomes law.