As promised, over the coming days we'll be taking a look at a few organizations that you can support, and things you can do, with the goal of protecting your rights. For the first part of that series, we'll take a look at Gun Owners of America.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is non-profit lobbying organization that been around for over 30 years. Their goal is simple: Preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a basic necessity of a free people.
While some gun-rights organizations have taken heat over the years for compromising, GOA proudly posts a quote from Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) on their website where he called them "The only no-compromise gun lobby in Washington."
Also from their website, they note:
Over the last 30 years, GOA has built a nationwide network of attorneys to help fight court battles in almost every state in the nation to protect gun owner rights. GOA staff and attorneys have also worked with members of Congress, state legislators and local citizens to protect gun ranges and local gun clubs from closure by overzealous government anti-gun bureaucrats.
As an example, GOA fought for and won, the right of gun owners to sue and recover damages from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) for harassment and unlawful seizure of firearms.
I rely on information published by GOA on a regular basis. They do an especially good job at marshalling resources for campaigns to write or call your representatives and senators (both on the state and federal levels) on topics related to gun owners rights.
While GOA provides the ability to sign up for alerts by email even without joining their organization, I would wholeheartedly urge you to join as I have done. Their work no doubt comes with a price tag, and all of us need to be prepared to put our money where our mouth is ... particularly when it comes to protecting our freedom.
HR6257 IH now includes shotguns, single
shot, thomas center, bolt action guns, looks to be a total ban on all guns, must be stopped now.
Posted by: Alfred Derosier | December 07, 2008 at 03:50 PM