Gun Owners of America - Recent Campaigns

Recent Campaigns

GOA publicly denounced then President-elect Barack Obama, stating that "Based on his voting record in the Illinois state senate and in the U.S. Senate, President-elect Barack Obama will be the most anti-Second Amendment president in the history of America." GOA is worried that with the Democratic Party majority in the 111th Congress, having President Obama alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (both rated F- by the GOA), will mean Second Amendment-protected rights could be affected. GOA concerns about the Obama administration and current Congress which include:

• The reenactment of the expired Assault Weapons Ban;
• Legislation to end gun shows;
• Legislation banning .50 caliber rifles or ammunition;
• Expansion of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System;
• Ratification of international treaties with intrinsic effects on American firearm laws, such as CIFTA;

GOA failed in its battle against New York Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. The group claimed the bill (HR 2640 & S 2084) would give authorities -- including courts, psychiatrists, and in some cases psychologists -- the ability to revoke the Second Amendment rights of veterans who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. GOA contended that this would be an infringement on the rights of veterans with mental disorders. They also feared that such a measure would have tremendous repercussions on misdiagnosed and improperly classified veterans. The bill was signed into law on January 8, 2008.