Massive
Gun Control Repealed
—Your
activism has made a tremendous difference!
Dear John,
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I am so grateful for all your support and activism on behalf of Gun
Owners of America’s work on Capitol Hill.
GOA just forced President Biden to DEFUND the ATF by $122 million
and to STOP enforcement of the veterans gun ban!!!
Yes, you read that right. This is a HUGE win for gun rights even
though there is a Democrat in the White House and a Democratic
majority in the Senate.
Backed by your barrage of emails and phone calls, GOA’s team of
federal lobbyists forced the House and Senate to pass language
protecting veterans last year, and it was inserted into the government
funding bill which just became law today.
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For over 20 years, Veterans Affairs has been sending veterans’
names to the NICS system, simply for having an advisor appointed to
manage their finances. But the GOA-backed language prevents this from
happening.
Anti-gunners are furious this ban has been defunded, and
they’re calling the veterans gun ban repeal a “poison pill.” But
they’re just upset that GOA beat them in Congress.
GOA wants to thank our grassroots activists for taking action on
our alerts—especially at a time when the gun ban repeal language was
getting watered down. Your loud voice, coupled with GOA’s lobbying
team on Capitol Hill, forced legislators to maintain the original
repeal language that passed.
Thanks also to Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) who sponsored the amendment
and fought to make sure the protection for veterans remained intact.
And thanks to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) who fought to keep the
$122 million cut to the ATF.
GOA-Backed Constitutional Carry passes
in Louisiana
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Two states just recently enacted permitless carry legislation.
Louisiana’s was the strongest, as it restores the ability of
law-abiding gun owners, 18 years and older, to carry a concealed
handgun in Louisiana without having to first ask the Louisiana
government for permission.
GOA would like to thank Louisiana bill sponsor, Senator Blake
Miguez (R), and Gov. Jeff Landry for teaming up to enact one of the
best Constitutional Carry laws in the nation.
Finally, we are grateful to all of GOA’s members and supporters who
have donated their time and resources to help make this victory
possible.
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South Carolina also enacted a similar law, although it amounts to
only a partial victory, as the bill raises penalties for non-licensed
individuals who carry in various Gun Free Zones around the state.
GOA Appeals to the U.S. Supreme
Court
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Regarding Concealed Carry. GOA recently petitioned
the Supreme Court for a writ
of certiorari in our challenge to New York’s mistakenly named
“Concealed Carry Improvement Act.”
This sweeping law was passed after the Supreme Court rebuked the
state’s may-issue concealed carry permitting scheme. But
frustratingly, this new statute is more onerous and restrictive than
the one overturned in the Bruen decision.
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After its passage, GOA immediately challenged this new law in
federal court, where Judge Glenn Suddaby repeatedly sided with GOA by
blocking
several of its major provisions. Unsurprisingly, the Second Circuit
Court of Appeals was eager to intervene on behalf of
anti-gunners, keeping much of the challenged law in place, which has
led to the recent filing with the Supreme Court.
Readers should note that this case is not just about helping New
York residents, as a win in this case has implications for every state
in the union. Many states have followed the Empire State’s lead in
turning many parks, bars, places of worship, etc. into “sensitive
areas”—aka, Gun Free Zones—where people can’t carry. Stay tuned for
further updates in this important case.
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Regarding Bump Stocks. GOA also filed
an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in Garland v.
Cargill, a case challenging the ATF’s ban on bump stocks.
In fact, GOA’s brief was so compelling, it forced Biden’s Solicitor
General to specifically address our arguments in an attempt to salvage
the administration’s case.
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GOA’s amicus reminded the Justices that the language of
the Second Amendment protects both firearms and accessories, “even
those [items] that were not in existence at the time of the
founding.”
So fearing a full-blown, 2A challenge by GOA, the government is
trying quickly and quietly to convince the court that there is no
Second Amendment issue.
The High Court held oral arguments in February and is expected to
render a decision this summer.
GOA in the News
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GOA duking it out with the ATF. GOA has been
fighting the ATF in court over the agency’s Zero Tolerance policy,
which threatens to put gun store owners out of business over mere
clerical errors. GOA joined Bearing
Arms’ Cam & Co this week to discuss our legal
efforts, with news of how the ATF is trying to weasel its way out of
our lawsuits.
This is what compromise leads to! Need evidence
that compromise hurts our 2A rights? Check
out this episode of One in the Chamber, and see how
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sold out gun owners and helped Joe Biden
get a big win for the anti-gun left.
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3D Printing makes gun control obsolete. In this
episode of State of the Second, GOA’s hosts (John and Kailey)
interview special guest Print Shoot Repeat to talk guns, printing, and
secret identities. Come for the story behind the mask and stay for the
breakdown on how 3D printing has made the tradition of making your own
firearms more attainable for many in the 21st century. We get PSR on
the record talking about the Undetectable Firearms Act and how it
affects the printed gun community.
AR-15s Save Lives. On Nov. 5th 2017, a deranged
man attacked a church in Sutherland Springs, TX, killing 26 people and
wounding 22 others. Stephen Willeford, a local resident who is now a
GOA spokesman, used his AR-15 to shoot and critically wound the
attacker. This
is his story.
Thanks again for all your support and activism. We can’t be
effective without your help!
In Liberty,
Erich Pratt
Senior Vice President
Gun Owners of America
P.S. Please distribute this alert to every pro-gun person you know.
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click here.
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