Gun Owners of America (GOA) has won important battles in Massachusetts and Maryland to reopen gun stores and shooting ranges, respectively.

Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) are suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for its reversal of a letter which had previously recognized that holders of Alabama concealed carry permits (CCP) are exempt from a National Instant Check System (NICS) background check when purchasing a firearm.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) have won a big victory in the battle to reopen indoor gun ranges across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Anti-gun Gov. Ralph Northam deemed indoor gun ranges nonessential, and ordered them closed.  When GOA and VCDL brought suit to challenge that decision, Northam attempted to remove the suit out of state court and have it considered by a federal court.  That tactic backfired, however, when the federal judge sided with GOA/VCDL, and sent the case back to state court. The complaint was subsequently heard by a state judge, who also ruled in favor of GOA and VCDL, handing Governor Northam back-to-back losses.

Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) and Gun Owners of America (GOA)today reacted to the Supreme Court’s determination that the NYSRPA v. New York case was moot.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is one of several plaintiffs who have filed suit in Massachusetts to challenge the state’s closure of gun stores during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wake County, North Carolina has revised its emergency order to reopen gun stores after a letter sent by Gun Owner of America (GOA) and Grass Roots North Carolina (GRNC).

After threat of legal action from GOA and GRNC, Wake County reversed course to allow gun sales, and the county will follow the “stay-at-home” order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper. This order allows gun stores that practice social distancing to remain open.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Grass Roots North Carolina (GRNC) issued a letter to the Wake County North Carolina Board of Commissioners advising the board of legal action against the county’s “Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions” which required the closing of gun stores and shooting ranges.

The letter, cosigned by GOF/GOA’s Erich Pratt and GRNC’s F. Paul Valone stated: “Our members and supporters in Wake County have been extremely concerned about your Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions, which you interpreted to require the closing of gun stores… GRNC and GOA are in the process of preparing litigation to challenge your action on several bases.”

GOF Celebrates Black History Month by Awarding Maj Toure, Black Guns Matter $25,000 for Urban Outreach Efforts

About noon on Wednesday, January 15, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Virginia and issued Executive Order 49,  which temporarily bans the possession or carrying of firearms in Richmond on Lobby Day (Monday, January 20).  On, Thursday, January 16, about noon, Gun Owners of America, the Virginia Citizens Defense League, and three individuals filed a Complaint and Application in the the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, seeking a temporary injunction against the Governor’s order. 

  1. GOA to SCOTUS: Don’t “Balance” the 2A with Gun Control
  2. NYSRP v. NY City
  3. Young v. Hawaii
  4. GOA/GOF Challenges Bump Stock Ban
  5. Gun Owners Foundation Submits Comments to ATF Over Proposed Bump Stock Ban
  6. Texas v. United States
  7. Gun Owners Defending Suppressors in Court
  8. Kolbe v. Maryland
  9. Robinson v. US
  10. Peruta v. California