Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment…

This week, the DOJ released a memorandum opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel saying that the federal ban on handgun sales to 18-20 year old adults is unconstitutional…

Also, after 34 years, the federal rights restoration process is finally accepting applicants…

And, GOA and GOF, filed suit against Oregon over its nonresident permitting scheme.

GOA has been busy this week.

You deserve an update.

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This week, the Department of Justice released a memorandum opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel stating that the ban on handgun sales for 18-20 year old adults is unconstitutional.

This is a huge change, which will allow millions of law abiding Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights who were previously barred by law from doing so.

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Next, the federal government announced it will start taking applications to restore Second Amendment rights to those convicted of nonviolent felonies.

This fixes a gun control push, which effectively shut off this pathway back in 1992, when Congress stopped funding ATF’s ability to process applications. 

Now after all this time, the DOJ has restarted this legal pathway, and that’s all thanks to President Trump’s executive order on the Second Amendment!

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And finally, Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation filed a lawsuit against the State of Oregon over its unconstitutional restrictions on nonresident carry.

We’re taking Oregon to court because the Second Amendment protects the rights of ALL Americans.

Your Second Amendment rights don’t disappear when you cross state lines.

DOJ: HANDGUN BAN VIOLATES 2A!

On September 18, the Department of Justice released a memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel saying that the ban on handgun sales for 18-20 year old adults is unconstitutional.

The opinion concludes that 18-20 year old adults are unambiguously part of “the people,” that the Second Amendment protects.

It also states that handguns are “arms” that are in common use, and restricting commercial sales to this group of people violates their right to keep and bear arms.

This is a huge win for the Second Amendment.

Millions of law abiding Americans are denied access to their Second Amendment rights by this unconstitutional ban on handguns to 18-20 year old adults.

It’s fantastic to see the Trump Administration standing up for the Second Amendment, and calling out this awful law.

These wins for gun owners would not have happened under a Kamala Harris presidency. Elections have consequences.

GOA has previously launched multiple lawsuits against this specific law in jurisdictions across the country.

Now that the DOJ has come out against this law, we’ll be continuing our work to overturn it.

RIGHTS RESTORATION!

After 34 years, you can apply to get your federal gun rights back.

DOJ’s Federal Firearm Rights Restoration program starts on September 25.

When the program opens, it’s invitation only, but DOJ has said that they’ll be taking public applications on Nov. 4th.

Here’s why that matters:

Since 1968, there has been a process for those who have lost their Second Amendment rights to get them back.

But in 1992, Congress cut funding to that program. 

So while the process has always existed, Congress defunded the process, effectively stopping it.

That went on for 34 years.

DOJ fixed it by taking the job away from ATF and handing it to a different office inside the Justice Department, the Office of the Pardon Attorney.

Again, it’s worth repeating. These historic Second Amendment wins would not have happened had gun owners not voted and President Trump not taken office.

Elections have consequences.

And, to the gun owners spoke up when DOJ asked for public comment on this issue, your work has paid off.

Thank you to every GOA member who sent one in!

WE’RE SUING OREGON!

Oregon makes you justify your rights before it will let you carry.

GOA and Gun Owners Foundation sued the state in federal court.

Here is what Oregon demands before it will issue a nonresident carry permit:

• You must be from a surrounding state
• You must talk to a sheriff
• You must have a “compelling business reason”

Oregon has decided your right to carry depends on a government bureaucrat finding your reasons satisfactory.

A right you have to justify is not a right. It is a privilege with extra paperwork.

The surrounding-state rule is its own insult. Cross one state line too many and Oregon says the Second Amendment does not apply.

Rights don’t stop at state lines. That is why we are suing Oregon!

P.S., we’ve partnered with our friends at GoatGuns to bring you a limited edition 1911 celebrating GOA’s 50th anniversary! 

Proceeds from the sales of this product go to supporting GOA in our mission to fight for the Second Amendment!