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WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 11, 2025) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today issued the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s ongoing defense of federal gun control laws and calling on President Trump to take immediate action to restore the integrity of his pledge to protect Second Amendment rights:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2025) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) joined the National Rifle Association, FPC Action Foundation, and Second Amendment Foundation in urging the Supreme Court to strike down the federal lifetime gun ban for nonviolent offenses in a critical new brief filed today in Duarte v. United States.

With President Donald Trump urging the U.S. Senate to do away with the filibuster to put an end to the government shutdown, one gun-rights group is sounding the alarm on that proposal.

On November 4, Gun Owners of America (GOA) issued a national alert encouraging members to “save” the filibuster for the good of the Second Amendment.

“President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to use the ‘nuclear option’ and eliminate the filibuster to reopen the government,” the GOA Senior Vice President Erich Pratt wrote in the alert. “Destroying the filibuster would be a disaster for the Second Amendment. The truth is, the filibuster is the critical tool that GOA has used for years to defeat mandatory gun registration, bans on common firearms, crushing restrictions on gun shows, national gun confiscation laws and countless other gun-grabbing schemes.”

As Pratt further noted, if the filibuster is nuked, there will be nothing left to stop a flood of anti-gun legislation in the future.

“If the filibuster falls, no matter who demands it, the gun control crowd in Congress will ram every radical gun control bill into law,” Pratt wrote. “That’s why your action is absolutely critical, right now. I need you to send a message to your senators today. Tell them: Protect the filibuster and don’t give up the ONE tool that’s topped gun control for decades! Enshrine the filibuster into law.”

In the alert, GOA gave its members and other gun owners the opportunity to sign on to a prewritten letter explaining to senators the importance of the filibuster to the protection of the Second Amendment.

“As a proud gun owner and constituent, I’m urging you to take bold action to preserve the Senate filibuster, a tool responsible for stopping wave after wave of radical gun control,” the letter states. “For decades, the filibuster has been the ONLY thing standing between the American people and dangerous attempts to force mandatory gun registration, bans on commonly-owned firearms, and federal restrictions on gun shows.”

The letter then encourages senators to protect the filibuster because of its importance to gun rights, not nuke it as President Trump is suggesting.

“Senator, I’m calling on you to enshrine the filibuster into law, making it permanent and untouchable,” the letter states. “Make the filibuster the law of the land—by constitutional amendment, if need be—so that NO future Senate majority, Republican or Democrat, can shred the rights of millions with a single vote.”

The GOA national alert warned that if Senate Democrats don’t help make the filibuster federal law, immediate action must be taken on some top 2A priorities.

“If anti-gun Democrats refuse to make the filibuster permanent, it only confirms their tyrannical plans down the road,” Pratt wrote. “Then Republicans should nuke it first and pass nationwide carry and repeal federal gun control.”

Originally published by Mark Chesnut for The Truth About Guns. Read the full story ›

Gun Owners of America Wins in Memphis—Judge Declares City’s Illegal Gun Control Ordinance “Dead as a Doornail”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 7, 2025

Memphis, TN — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) are celebrating a major victory for Tennessee gun owners after the Shelby County Chancery Court rejected the City of Memphis’ unconstitutional and illegal gun-control ordinance.

In its ruling, the Court made clear that Memphis’ sweeping local gun restrictions were not just unlawful—but entirely void.

The following are two major points outlined in the order:

1. The City CONCEDED its ordinance violates state law.
   Memphis admitted that every line of its handgun-carry ban, vehicle-storage rule, so-called “assault rifle” ban, and red-flag scheme is 100% illegal under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1314. (Order pp. 3, 9–11)
2. The Judge called the ordinance “DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.”
   The Chancellor wrote that “The Ordinance and those who proposed it engaged in ‘virtue signaling,’” but “the Ordinance is as dead as a proverbial doornail as a matter of Tennessee law.” (Order p. 6)

Simply put, the Memphis ordinance is entirely unenforceable.

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

“Memphis may be known as ‘Bluff City,’ but this ridiculous ordinance is a textbook example of a city passing an illegal law just to make a political point. Of course, Memphis was bluffing—and waved the white flag the moment GOA walked into court. The judge simply read their surrender out loud. Litigation like this is critical to defending law-abiding gun owners from reckless and unconstitutional actions by local politicians. Memphis’s deceitful ‘virtue signaling’ endangered residents and visitors alike, exposing them to unlawful prosecution. Such abuses have no place in a constitutional republic.”

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

“Memphis just got schooled in Gun Law 101: You can’t ‘virtue-signal’ your way around a state preemption statute. The City admitted its ordinance is illegal, the judge branded it ‘dead as a proverbial doornail,’ and the court stamped it ‘not enforceable—full stop.’”

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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The anti-gun Democrats are at it again! On Wednesday, November 12th, the House Judiciary Committee will vote on a dangerous bill that would create an electronic gun registry in Pennsylvania.

HB 1891 (Bellmon) will set up all the conditions necessary for the Pennsylvania State Police to enhance their so-called “Record of Sale” system which is nothing more than a backdoor gun registry.

Gun owners across Pennsylvania are not fooled by the rhetoric claiming that the Pennsylvania State Police “Firearm Application/Record of Sale” form (SP4-113) is not a handgun registry. We know better. And HB 1891 would allow the efficient collection of any additional data the government would decide to ask for at the point of sale using this electronic form.

If that wasn’t bad enough, the Democrats already passed Universal Background Check legislation in the House. If that bill and HB 1891 were signed into law, all firearms transactions in Pennsylvania would be electronically centralized and stored by the Pennsylvania State Police.

Make no mistake, the House Democrats are implementing Bloomberg’s agenda to register and track all firearms sales in Pennsylvania. And history informs us that when guns are registered, confiscation eventually occurs.

And this isn’t the first attempt to establish an electronic gun registry. In 2024, GOA members defeated a similar bill on the House floor. We can do so again if all gun owners take action.

That’s why I need you to send a message to your state representative right away (using the form above), urging them to vote AGAINST HB 1891. Let’s defeat the electronic gun registry bill once more.

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to use the “nuclear option” and eliminate the filibuster to reopen the government.

Destroying the filibuster would be a disaster for the Second Amendment. The truth is, the filibuster is the critical tool that GOA has used for years to DEFEAT:

• Mandatory gun registration
• Bans on common firearms
• Crushing restrictions on gun shows
• National gun confiscation laws
• And countless other gun-grabbing schemes

If the filibuster falls, no matter who demands it, the gun control crowd in Congress will ram every radical gun control bill into law.

If the filibuster is nuked, there will be nothing left to stop a flood of anti-gun legislation.

That’s why your action is absolutely critical, right now, Erich. I need you to send a message to your senators today. Tell them: Protect the filibuster and don’t give up the ONE tool that’s stopped gun control for decades! Enshrine the filibuster into law.

If anti-gun Democrats refuse to make the filibuster permanent, it only confirms their tyrannical plans down the road. Then Republicans should nuke it first and pass nationwide carry and repeal federal gun control.

Send a letter to your senators encouraging them to support codifying the filibuster into law.

Election day is tomorrow.

We’re asking that you make arrangements to vote, and remind your friends and family to do the same.

This election is incredibly important for gun rights; some of the highest positions of the state government are at stake, and protections for firearms are at serious risk because of anti-2A politicians.

GOA is proud to endorse candidate Winsome Earle-Sears for Governor.

Earle-Sears has demonstrated strongly throughout her tenure as VA’s Lieutenant Governor that the Second Amendment will be respected and protected in this state.

She’s made it clear that as Governor, she will do what is necessary to stop antigun bills such as assault weapon bans and red flag laws in their tracks, as well as push forward legislation that will restore and enforce gun rights in the Commonwealth.

Winsome excelled when it came to Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) candidate surveys, exemplifying her awareness and commitment to a wide variety of gun rights issues.

Don’t wait until it’s too late. Make sure that you go out and vote, and support pro-2A candidates ballot box.

Use the state’s voter portal to confirm your registration by visiting https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation. You can check your registration status and find your polling place.

Tomorrow November 4, Election Day, polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. across the Commonwealth.

Your voice matters now more than ever; please consider standing up for your rights, defending the Second Amendment, and helping keep Virginia a state that values freedom and self-reliance.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ have a trick up their sleeve: they want Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation’s membership lists, all under the guise of “protecting” their members in a recent lawsuit. Thankfully, FPC and SAF refused to comply.

But this is alarming.

When the government has a list of people who belong to gun rights organizations, they effectively have a list of gun owners, which is the very start of a national registry. And we all know a registry can – and will – lead to confiscation.

It’s only a matter of time before the DOJ tries to exert its influence on GOA and attempts to obtain our membership list (which they’ll NEVER receive).

GOA has spent decades fighting government overreach, from the ATF’s pistol brace ban to the NFA’s unconstitutional restrictions. We’ve never backed down, and we’re not starting now.

But we need your help to fight this registration scheme with everything we’ve got.

It may take years. It may take an anti-gun, Democrat administration taking the reins. But eventually, these lists of gun owners will be abused – in the same way that gun registration in NY City during the 1960s led to gun confiscation in the 1990s.

Your donation ensures our legal team is ready to fight back against the registration scheme once the government comes for GOA’s membership list.

They’re not just coming for our membership lists, they’re coming for YOU.

Every gun owner. Every Second Amendment supporter. Every American who believes “shall not be infringed” means what it says.

We won’t let them win.

Attorney General Miyares is still attacking gun rights wins in Virginia.

Call his office at
(804) 786-2071, or tag him on X @JasonMiyaresVA

We recently informed you of how Attorney General Jason Miyares is challenging our big 2A wins.

Despite informing you and other GOA members to contact his office and tag him on social media, he’s not responding or changing course on any of the antigun actions we’re facing.

To recap, Miyares has done the following over the past month alone:

• Chose to defend Virginia’s unconstitutional One Handgun a Month law by making excuses for the drawn-out, discretionary permit process
• Failed to join twenty-six other Attorneys General filing an amicus brief to overturn Washington State’s magazine capacity restrictions
• Decided to push back on our win against so-called “Universal Background Checks” by arguing the court’s ruling only applies to handguns, the state should continue enforcing UBCs for rifles and shotguns, and that certain plaintiffs should be excluded from relief in Wilson v. Hanley

Virginians deserve better from Attorney General Miyares.

You can call the Office of the Attorney General at (804) 786-2071, or tag Jason Miyares directly on X (formerly Twitter) with @JasonMiyaresVA.

A simple message is most effective:

“Attorney General Miyares, I’m a proud Virginian and a supporter of Gun Owners of America. I’m calling to demand that you fully accept the court’s ruling in Wilson v. Hanley and immediately drop your appeals against the unconstitutional Universal Background Check law, as well as the One Handgun a Month restriction. I am urging you to stand with the people of this state and uphold the Second Amendment, not undermine it.

Tell Jason Miyares to ACCEPT the court’s ruling, to DROP the appeals of our wins against Universal Background Checks and One Handgun a Month.

The right to keep and bear arms is not a government-granted privilege; it’s a God-given liberty protected by the Second Amendment. Every Virginian deserves that freedom, and Gun Owners of America will continue to stand firm against Jason Miyares’ ongoing attempts to uphold restrictions on your rights.

With your support, we can send a powerful message to the Attorney General — urging him and his office to do the right thing and stand for gun rights across Virginia.

Finally, after you make your call, please make sure to watch Jared’s Guns & Gadgets episode from today.

Jared has called the AG’s office, and he reports on what he’s discovered in relation to Miyares’ plans regarding our victory on Universal Background Checks (UBCs)—and it’s not good news!

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31, 2025) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that a petition for a writ of certiorari 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. The appellate court's ruling, the petition explains, shreds the clear command of the Constitution and defies the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment precedents.

On October 29, 2025, the Senate Local Government Committee heard testimony from GOA and other pro-gun organizations to pass SB 822, a bill that would strengthen Pennsylvania’s firearms preemption law.

I personally testified regarding GOA’s case that is pending before the PA Supreme Court that challenges Philadelphia’s ban on homemade firearms, explaining why SB 822 is necessary.

I also made it clear to the committee that these local gun control ordinances are all part of a coordinated strategy to bankrupt law-abiding citizens who are victimized by these illegal ordinances using tax dollars and outside money provided by Michael Bloomberg and Everytown USA.

You see, Everytown USA promised free legal help to any city anywhere that wants to challenge their state’s firearms preemption law. Meanwhile, honest gun owners like you and me get stuck with paying for costly legal challenges to restore our gun rights.

What is preemption? It is our state law that says that only the Pennsylvania General Assembly can enact laws related to the regulation of firearms:

No county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth. (18 PA.C.S. § 6120)

Cities like Philadelphia continue to violate the state firearms preemption law without any accountability for their actions. Worse, they have the unlimited resources of Bloomberg front organizations to defend them in court.

The good news is that SB 822 (Langerholc) would end local gun control once and for all in Pennsylvania.

SB 822 provides law-abiding citizens with the ability to recover damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs if a court finds that a local ordinance violates the state firearms preemption law. It also would award costs to an unsuspecting citizen charged with a crime under one of these illegal ordinances who is subsequently acquitted.

Not only that, but this bill would allow membership organizations, like GOA, to sue on your behalf. SB 822 also delivers long-overdue clarity on the scope of preemption, permanently ending any ability of local governments to pass illegal gun control ordinances without facing consequences

Friend, let’s hold elected officials accountable for breaking the law and stop their financial “war of attrition” against law-abiding gun owners.

So, please contact your state senator (by using the form above) and urge them to pass SB 822 without delay.

Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation Successful in Overturning Virginia’s Universal Background Check Law; Judge Halts Enforcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 30, 2025

LYNCHBURG, VA – In a landmark decision affirming Second Amendment protections, a Virginia circuit court struck down the state’s universal background check law for private firearm sales, granting a permanent injunction that bars the law’s enforcement statewide. The ruling in Wilson, et al. v. Colonel Matthew D. Hanley, highlights fatal constitutional flaws in the statute, rendering it completely unenforceable.

The Court declared Virginia Code § 18.2-308.2:5 unconstitutional, particularly due to its discriminatory impact on law-abiding adults aged 18-20. The Court then granted our request to enjoin the administration and enforcement of the law across the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.

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

“This decision vindicates the rights of all Virginians to engage in lawful private firearm transfers without unconstitutional barriers. The Act’s enforcement mechanism was fatally flawed from the start—criminalizing everyday citizens while ignoring basic constitutional principles. We’re grateful the court recognized that patchwork fixes can’t save a broken law.”

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

“We are thrilled the judge struck down Virginia’s universal background check law because it was unconstitutionally blocking young adults from exercising their Second Amendment rights. This ruling upholds the true meaning of the Constitution by ensuring all law-abiding citizens can acquire firearms without arbitrary government barriers.”

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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PORTLAND, Ore. (October 30, 2025) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today confirmed the filing of its Second Amended Complaint (SAC) in Montgomery v. Rosenblum, the federal challenge to Oregon’s unconstitutional ban on personally manufactured firearms (PMFs), enacted through House Bill 2005 (HB 2005). This filing follows the District Court’s September dismissal of the case in an absurdly activist decision that flipped Supreme Court Second Amendment precedent on its head and allowed the State to evade historical scrutiny.

Attorney General Miyares is attacking gun rights on multiple fronts.

Call his office at
(804) 786-2071, or tag him on X @JasonMiyaresVA

Attorney General Jason Miyares is continuing to fail Virginians when it comes to the Second Amendment.

Last month, Miyares advanced the antigun initiative by choosing to defend Virginia’s unconstitutional One Handgun a Month law, and failing to join twenty-six other Attorneys General filing an amicus brief to overturn Washington State’s magazine capacity restrictions.

Now, Miyares and his office is preparing to fight us on another front…

A circuit court ruled favorably on our behalf, declaring that the state’s so-called Universal Background Check law violated the rights of young adults and was inconsistent with the law. This joint victory for GOA and VCDL in Wilson v. Hanley is now being challenged.

Attorney General Jason Miyares and the Virginia State Police have filed a motion proposing an order that would limit the scope of the court’s decision. Their filing argues that the ruling should limit our pro-gun victory only to handguns, that it should exclude certain plaintiffs from relief, and that the state should continue enforcing Universal Background Checks for rifles and shotguns.

You can read this document and other filings by clicking here.

Our attorneys have called on the court to reject the state’s narrow interpretation and to enter GOA’s proposed final order, which permanently prohibits enforcement of the Universal Background Check law for all firearms anywhere in Virginia.

These actions by Jason Miyares and his office are unacceptable. It’s time to demand respect for the Court’s Ruling in Wilson v. Hanley, and demand respect for the Second Amendment.

You can call the Office of the Attorney General at (804) 786-2071, or tag Jason Miyares directly on X (formerly Twitter) with @JasonMiyaresVA.

Tell Jason Miyares to fully ACCEPT the court’s ruling, to STOP trying to limit the pro-gun victory and to REFUSE to appeal the decision.

The right to keep and bear arms is not a privilege that belongs to the government to manage. The Second Amendment is a promise of liberty that every Virginian deserves, and GOA will continue to stand firm against the Attorney General and his anti-2A actions.

The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in United States v. Hemani, a Second Amendment case that will decide the constitutionality of prohibiting a habitual user of marijuana from possessing firearms under federal law.  Specifically, this case challenges 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which makes it “unlawful” for anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” to receive or possess firearms.  This prohibition applies even if the “unlawful user” uses a controlled substance in accordance with state law, and even if a “user” is not intoxicated at the time they possess a firearm.

But rather than being a cause for celebration that the Supreme Court will issue a rare Second Amendment opinion, Hemani poses a serious risk of undermining constitutional rights.  We have all heard that “bad facts make bad law.”  Apparently to make the worst law possible, the self-proclaimed “most pro-2A Department of Justice” has hand-picked a reported terrorist to be the unsympathetic defendant in this next Second Amendment Supreme Court case.  In fact, the DOJ intentionally included the following unnecessary and biased description of the case in its petition to the Supreme Court:

“Respondent Ali Danial Hemani is a dual citizen of the United States and Pakistan whose actions have drawn the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In 2019, a search of his phone at a border crossing revealed communications suggesting that he was poised to commit fraud at the direction of suspected affiliates of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

In 2020, respondent and his parents traveled to Iran to participate in a celebration of the life of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general and terrorist who had been killed by an American drone strike the month before. Respondent’s mother was captured on video telling an Iranian news agency that she prayed that her two sons, including respondent, would become martyrs like Soleimani.

Respondent also maintains weekly contact with his brother, who attends an Iranian university that the U.S. government has designated as having ties to terrorism. And respondent has told law-enforcement officials that, if he knew about an imminent terrorist attack by “a Shia brother” that would kill innocent people, he would not report it to the authorities.”

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Hemani’s alleged drug use.  And this is not the first time the DOJ has sought to undermine the Second Amendment’s rigorous textual and historical legal test by appealing a highly unsympathetic case.  Rather, this is exactly how the Biden Administration goaded the Supreme Court into an anti-gun ruling that watered down the Court’s Second Amendment test in United States v. Rahimi.  Only this time, it is a Republican, nominally “pro-gun” administration.

Not only is the Trump DOJ guilty of anti-gun legal strategy, but also it is choosing to defend one of the least defensible gun control laws imaginable.  Many courts already have found 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) to violate the Second Amendment, after applying N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen’s textual and historical analysis.  For example, in one recent case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit explained that “[t]he history and tradition before us support, at most, a ban on carrying firearms while an individual is presently under the influence. … § 922(g)(3) imposes a far greater burden on … Second Amendment rights.”[i]

The Department of Justice had no business petitioning the Supreme Court to hear this case, especially when there are several other marijuana cases pending with far more sympathetic defendants.  The Trump Administration should have declined to disturb this pro-gun ruling, and GOA hopes that the Supreme Court will see through DOJ’s transparent effort to influence its decision-making process.

[i] United States v. Connelly, 117 F.4th 269, 282 (5th Cir. 2024).  NOTE: Even the most ardent supporters of gun control have failed to find any relevant “historical analogues” to prohibit the possession of weapons by individuals based merely on past consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs.  In, fact, opium and laudanum were widely used in the Founding era, marijuana was used in many medicinal products during the late 1800s and early 1900s, and pharmaceuticals with cocaine as an ingredient were available in the United States into the 20th Century.  What is more, the Founding generation routinely mixed guns and alcohol at militia musters and other public gatherings without problem.  Yet the Founders never disarmed any of these people unless they were actively under the influence.

[1] United States v. Connelly, 117 F.4th 269, 282 (5th Cir. 2024).  NOTE: Even the most ardent supporters of gun control have failed to find any relevant “historical analogues” to prohibit the possession of weapons by individuals based merely on past consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs.  In, fact, opium and laudanum were widely used in the Founding era, marijuana was used in many medicinal products during the late 1800s and early 1900s, and pharmaceuticals with cocaine as an ingredient were available in the United States into the 20th Century.  What is more, the Founding generation routinely mixed guns and alcohol at militia musters and other public gatherings without problem.  Yet the Founders never disarmed any of these people unless they were actively under the influence.

GOA notched TWO massive victories against the anti-gun ATF, and instead of respecting your rights, the government is plotting behind the scenes.

Our lawsuit against the DOJ and ATF dates back FIVE YEARS, to the first Trump Administration, to defend law-abiding gun owners from illegal background check tyranny.

And we won — not once, but twice. Thanks to GOA’s relentless action, the ATF expanded the crucial “Brady Alternate” rule, allowing law-abiding gun owners with carry permits to skip background checks when purchasing firearms. This victory now protects gun owners in Michigan and Alabama, in addition to the states already covered.

But now, the ATF is desperately trying to MOOT our case, closing the door on a final, binding judgment. Why? Because without a permanent decision, a future anti-gun ATF could flip the script and RE-ENACT the very same gun control!

The stakes couldn’t be higher, Erich. If GOA’s hard-won court victories are erased, anti-gun bureaucrats will have a free hand to trample our rights all over again.

I’m counting on gun rights activists like you to help us stop them.

Will you rush an urgent contribution of $25, $50, or even $100 to help GOA fight the DOJ’s cynical games and lock in this pro-gun victory?

The fight is NOT over.

Every dollar goes directly to our legal defense, so we can FORCE a lasting, pro-gun precedent, no matter which administration is in power.

The gun grabbers are hoping you’ll sit this one out.

Prove them wrong. Defend freedom with GOA.

The Department of Justice — under Attorney General Pam Bondi — is defending one of the most outdated and unconstitutional gun control laws in America: the National Firearms Act of 1934.

In the Peterson case before the Fifth Circuit, DOJ attorneys admitted that suppressors are protected by the Second Amendment, but they’re still fighting to uphold the NFA’s registration scheme and restrictions.

Suppressors are used by millions of law-abiding Americans for hearing protection, safety, and recreation. The ATF’s own data shows fewer than 50 federal prosecutions a year involving unregistered suppressors. By any measure, they are in common lawful use, and that means they’re protected.

But Bondi’s DOJ is using the same arguments as California anti-gun bureaucrats, calling suppressors “specially adaptable to criminal misuse.” That’s not constitutional law. It’s gun control propaganda.

President Trump promised to restore our Second Amendment rights. It’s time for his DOJ to follow through.

Send a tweet telling AG Pam Bondi to stop defending unconstitutional suppressor restrictions.

Consider copying and pasting the below tweet:

Hey @AGPamBondi, the DOJ shouldn’t be infringing on Americans’ right to own & utilize suppressors. Your agency has admitted they’re in common use & protected by the 2A. Stop defending unconstitutional laws that violate my Second Amendment rights.

With roughly half of all Republicans and Democrats using X for news, X is now the most prominent site for news, meaning gun rights activists can – and DO – shape the discussion surrounding our Second Amendment rights.

GOA has even seen examples where grassroots activists used X to encourage the administration to change its policy.

Every voice matters. Let’s remind DOJ that “shall not be infringed” means exactly what it says.

Send your tweet to AG Bondi today.

For more than 30 years, a reckless government policy has robbed law-abiding Americans of their Second Amendment rights, often without due process or any chance to appeal.

In 1992, the so-called “Schumer Amendment” gave the ATF sweeping authority to permanently ban gun ownership for people with certain non-violent offenses or temporary mental health commitments.

Now, for the first time in 32 years, the DOJ is proposing a rule that could finally begin to restore those rights.

The deadline to submit your public comment is Monday, October 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Please consider copying and pasting the letter below to submit your comment to the DOJ:

As a member of Gun Owners of America and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, I write in support of the DOJ’s proposal to create a process for restoring firearm rights under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c).

This rule is an important step toward protecting the constitutional rights of Americans who have demonstrated that they can responsibly exercise their right to keep and bear arms. However, I urge the DOJ to make several improvements before finalizing it:

• • Add application tracking. Create an online portal so applicants can check their submission status and receive updates on review progress.
  • Establish a decision timeline. Set a reasonable deadline for DOJ to issue decisions to prevent unnecessary delays.
  • Reconsider presumptive denials. Nonviolent firearm-related offenses, such as simple possession or administrative violations, should not automatically disqualify applicants from relief. No one should ever lose their Second Amendment rights for peacefully possessing a firearm in a gun-free zone!
  • Shorten the five-year waiting period. The rule should focus on whether someone poses a danger, not on arbitrary timelines, especially for those convicted under unconstitutional gun bans at the state level.

Restoring the rights of nonviolent, law-abiding Americans strengthens the core purpose of the Second Amendment: securing liberty and self-defense. I urge DOJ to adopt these changes to ensure the process is fair, transparent, and efficient.

Thank you for considering my comments.

Gun Owners of America submitted its comments on Friday. Thank you for joining us in ratcheting up the pressure to get the above, important changes added to the DOJ’s proposal.

ATF Recalls NFA Examiners to Work During Shutdown in Response to Pressure from GOA 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

October 17, 2025 

Washington, D.C. — GOA announced that ATF will recall its National Firearms Act (NFA) examiners to work starting Monday, following 17 days of relentless pressure by GOA members and our allies in Congress. ATF anticipates that the backlog will be cleared within 7-10 days. 

During the current government shutdown, ATF furloughed all NFA processors, putting all private citizens’ applications for NFA-regulated firearms on hold. This breakthrough ends the unconstitutional delay on Americans’ Second Amendment right to purchase and transfer firearms regulated under the archaic NFA, a battle GOA has fought since day one of the shutdown.  

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:  

“We are grateful to the Trump administration for recalling NFA examiners to work during the shutdown, ensuring that law-abiding Americans can once again exercise their rights without unnecessary government delays. The whole situation just proves exactly why Congress must repeal the archaic National Firearms Act. Gun owners shouldn’t be forced to beg the government’s permission to exercise their rights.” 

Aidan Johnston, Director of Federal Affairs issued the following statement:  

“This is a historic win for gun owners against years of ATF tyranny and discrimination against NFA firearms. The Trump admin is recognizing the right to own suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and other NFA firearms as ‘essential,’ whereas during past shutdowns, only law enforcement and government entities could have their NFA transfers processed.” 

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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Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation & VCDL Win Major Victory in Virginia Universal Background Check Case 

FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE

OCTOBER 16, 2025 

Today, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) secured a permanent injunction against the State of Virginia’s universal background check law (Virginia Code Section 18.2-308.2:5) in the case of Wilson v. Hanley. 

GOA, GOF and our allies filed suit in June of 2020, challenging the law as soon as it was enacted. Today’s victory affirms that universal background checks are inconsistent with the Second Amendment.  

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

“This victory is fantastic news. Universal background checks are a massive infringement on the rights of law-abiding citizens—and they do nothing to stop criminals from getting guns. This victory will no doubt play a major role in next month’s election. 

John Velleco, Executive Vice President of GOF added: 

“For five years, Gun Owners Foundation fought for Virginians’ right to purchase firearms without infringement. Let this victory be a lesson to any Virginia legislator who might consider violating the Second Amendment.” 

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.

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