2025 has been a banner year for defending your Second Amendment rights – and Gun Owners of America has been on the frontlines every step of the way.
Thanks to members’ support, GOA has scored eight major victories this year. Those victories include the following:
1. The End of the Zero-Tolerance Rule
GOA’s legal action forced the DOJ to end the Biden-era “Zero Tolerance” policy that unfairly targeted honest gun dealers over simple paperwork mistakes. This win protects gun dealers nationwide, ensuring more choice, more access, and a stronger firearms marketplace for Americans.
2. Skip the NICS
GOA’s lawsuit forced ATF to restore “Brady Alternative” status for carry-permit holders in states like Michigan and Alabama. This allows law-abiding citizens to bypass NICS background checks when purchasing firearms – a huge win for freedom against registration-style checks.
3. Coast-to-Coast Carry Secured
GOA won major lawsuits in both New York and California against non-resident concealed carry permit denials. Together, these victories make it possible for GOA members to legally carry concealed firearms from coast to coast.
4. GOA Secures a Constitutional Carry Victory
GOA launched a successful legal challenge against the “going armed” statute in Tennessee – and won. That ruling effectively turned Tennessee into a constitutional carry state. Sadly, the Republican Attorney General is now appealing the victory, so the new carry protections will be on hold until later into the new year.
5. The Virginia Universal Background Check Law was Struck Down
Partnering with the Virginia Citizens Defense League, GOA secured a court order striking down Virginia’s Universal Background Check law after a five-year battle. Virginia gun owners can once again buy and sell firearms privately, free from government interference.
6. The Florida Open Carry Ban was Overturned
Following a legal challenge from GOA, Florida has agreed that open carry is protected under the Second Amendment and confirmed it will no longer enforce its ban. This is a huge, long-overdue victory for gun owners in the Sunshine State.
7. The Memphis, TN Red Flag Law is ‘Dead as a Doornail’
GOA shut down a sweeping gun-control push by the city of Memphis, Tennessee, forcing the city to admit its carry ban and Red Flag scheme were all illegal. The judge didn’t mince words, declaring the ordinance “dead as a doornail.”
8. GOA Forced a Missouri County to Reverse its Gun Ban
GOA sued Jackson County, Missouri, for undermining state preemption with a ban on 18-to-20-year-olds’ handgun purchases. The Missouri AG (Andrew Bailey at the time) joined GOA, forcing the county to “back down and amend its ordinance” to remove the unconstitutional provisions.
Gun Owners of America will keep these wins going in 2026.
These victories didn’t happen by accident, they happened because GOA fights tirelessly for our rights in courtrooms across the country. But the battle isn’t over.
Every time we win, anti-gun politicians and bureaucrats plot to take those rights away again. That’s why we need your support today, to keep GOA on the frontlines, protecting, defending, and restoring the Second Amendment for all Americans.
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