Remembering Great Second Amendment Wins in Wyoming!

In the 2026 Legislative Session, 3 great GOA-backed Second Amendment bills passed the Wyoming Legislature and were sent to Governor Gordon’s Desk. Two became law while a third bill was vetoed.

We have written extensively about the 2026 SAPA bill vetoed by Governor Mark Gordon, which would have added a civil process to Wyoming’s existing criminal Second Amendment Protection laws that GOA helped pass in 2022. At this link, you can read more in my Op-Ed published by Cowboy State Daily (Cowboy State Daily – The Truth About the Second Amendment Protection Act).

While the veto of SAPA garnered most of the media attention, I want to focus this email on the positive happenings in Wyoming over the last few years.

In 2026, the two bills that became law lowered the minimum age to 18 for concealed carry permits (HB0096) and increased protections against Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders (HB0098) by making state and local enforcement of these orders a crime in Wyoming.

With these two bills, Wyoming returned Rights to young adults allowing them to protect themselves and increased legal protections against the extreme Constitutional violations that are inherent with Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders.

These were huge wins for our Second Amendment Rights that should not be forgotten in the wake of the veto of our Second Amendment Protection Act Amendments.

Furthermore, last year in 2025, we were able to finally repeal most of Wyoming’s remaining gun-free zones after seeing that bill vetoed in 2024. Citizens and families in Wyoming can now protect themselves in places where they could not before, including in schools, most government buildings, and the Wyoming Capitol Building!

While gun control continues to advance in many Blue States from Coast to Coast, over the last 5 legislative sessions, GOA has worked in Wyoming to help pass some of America’s strongest Second Amendment Legislation.

Wyoming now has Second Amendment laws on the books that few states can match.

These include:

1) Criminal penalties for state or local officials who cooperate with federal gun control.

2) Both criminal and civil penalties for officials who enforce Red Flag Gun Confiscation Orders.

3) A strong statewide preemption law that stops all municipalities from having gun control not allowed under Wyoming statutes.

4) A repeal of gun-free zones in Wyoming K-12 Schools, Universities and Colleges, government buildings, and the state Capitol Building that grants freedoms to match any state in America.

While we still have work to do to provide a path for citizens to take Civil Action in Court against the government when their Rights are violated, we should celebrate the fact that Wyoming is now among the top states for Second Amendment Rights.

In order the protect the gains we have made, and make even more gains in the future, each and every one of our members and supporters should be especially engaged and involved in the upcoming 2026 Wyoming Primary in August.

In the coming months, we will be informing everyone about the August Primary Elections and the candidates most likely to stand up for the Second Amendment.

Together, we can protect our recent victories in Wyoming and advance our Rights even further. Perhaps, someday Wyoming will be the unquestioned example for the entire Country when it comes to our precious Right to Keep and Bear Arms.