Tag: Gun Owners of America

Less Than 10 Percent of Pistol Braces Registered With ATF by Deadline

Only 255,162 of the millions of pistol stabilizing braces known to be in civilian hands have been registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by the May 31 deadline set by the agency. “Possessors of such firearms were also provided the option to comply with the final rule by permanently removing…


Federal Court Issues Injunction in Lawsuit Over ATF Pistol Brace Rule

Second Amendment rights advocates are cautiously optimistic after the Fifth Circuit Court granted what appears to be a limited injunction against a rule outlawing pistol stabilizing braces on May 23. The court specified its order was for the parties in Mock v. Garland, the lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), William Mock, Christopher…


Pistol Brace Owners Scramble to Block ATF Ban Set to Take Effect June 1

Gun rights advocates and the owners of pistol stabilizing braces are scrambling to stop a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that will make possession of the brace a felony after May 31. “I think this is going to be a very fluid situation over the next week or so,”…


Oregon Legislature to Vote on Gun Control Measures Currently Before Court

Oregon Second Amendment advocates are raising the alarm over what they consider an attempted end run around the courts to impose fortified ballot Measure 114-style gun control through legislation. On April 4, the Oregon State Senate Judiciary Committee voted Senate Bill 348 (SB 348) out of committee and onto the floor of the legislature for…


Gun Owners of America Aghast at Potential ATF Expansion

A national gun rights organization is decrying the expansion of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal for 2024. “GOA is extremely concerned at the massive surge in ATF funding in recent years—doubling the size of the agency since the end of the Obama administration,”…


Gun Owners of America Labels 18 Republican Senators ‘Turncoats’

Gun Owners of America (GOA), the Virginia-based Second Amendment rights advocacy group, issued a scathing rebuke of the 18 Republican senators who voted for the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Act. In a Dec. 22 press release, GOA accused the group of advancing the Biden administration’s anti-gun agenda. “Unfortunately, 12 gun-control items just passed the Senate with…


FBI Pressured People to Give up Their Gun Rights, Documents Show

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has pressured Americans to “voluntarily” give up their Second Amendment rights, which is potentially illegal, according to newly disclosed documents. FBI officials had Americans fill out a form that said they want the FBI to make it illegal for them to purchase or own guns forever because of a…


[Premiering 9/02 at 1PM ET] 24 States Enact Pro-Gun ‘Constitutional Carry’ Laws Securing 2A Rights: Texas Director of Gun Owners of America | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul In this interview we sat down with Wes Virdell, the Texas State Director of Gun Owners of America (GOA), the second largest gun lobby organization in the US. The mission of the GOA is to pass legislation that supports the second amendment while holding legislators accountable for…


[Premiering 9/02 at 1 PM ET] 24 States Enact Pro-Gun ‘Constitutional Carry’ Laws Securing 2A Rights: Texas Director of Gun Owners of America | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul In this interview, we sat down with Wes Virdell, the Texas state director of Gun Owners of America (GOA), the second-largest gun lobby organization in the United States. The mission of GOA is to pass legislation that supports the Second Amendment while holding legislators accountable for their…


Second Amendment Advocacy Group Sues New York Over New Concealed Carry Restrictions

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is suing New York state over new restrictions on the public carrying of firearms that were rushed through the state Legislature and signed into law after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s requirement that a carry permit applicant must demonstrate a special need for self-defense. The lawsuit takes aim specifically…