SPRINGFIELD, VA –-(Ammoland.com)- Late into Friday night, Gun Owners of America (GOA) worked on strategies to counteract the Biden Russian firearms and ammunition ban. GOA gave AmmoLand News an exclusive look into how its emergency response team worked on analyzing government orders and crafts a response to what the group considers an anti-liberty act.
The first alert went out to the team shortly after 5 PM and an hour before Jared Yannis broke the news on his Guns & Gadget YouTube channel. GOA was aware of the rumor that Russian websites were reporting. Shortly after the news broke, GOA’s Director of Federal Affairs, Aidan Johnston, who was on vacation, verified the information with the United States Department of State. Several members of GOA’s staff were on vacation but joined the virtual war room to understand the new rules and craft the response.
The first order of business was to read through the new ban/order to understand what it meant for gun owners. One thing that was clear is that GOA wants to understand the order before putting out a statement. When asked, the leadership of GOA stated that they would rather delay a response to a new ruling and clearly understand it than put out wrong information. The group wants to avoid a boy that cried wolf scenario, as we have seen with bills such as HR127.
Everyone’s hands were on deck at GOA. Erich Pratt led the discussion with a select group of GOA employees.
Everyone was picked for their expertise. Pratt weighed everyone’s opinion equally. People are allowed to voice their disagreements, even if it is an intern disagreeing with Pratt himself. Pratts states that he doesn’t want yes men. He wants people that can move the cause of gun rights forward, and he believes you cannot let ego get in the way of progress. Once the group grasped the weight of the new order, the group went through the given reasons for the order.
The reason given for the ban by the Biden Administration was the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. Navalny was a critic of Putin and the opposition leader in Russia. On August 20, 2020, Navalny was poisoned by a chemical agent in Germany. Critics of the Russian state have been assassinated multiple times in the past. Western nations blamed the poisoning of Navalny on the Russian intelligence agencies. Navalny recovered from the poisoning and returned to Russian, where he was arrested and imprisoned. He is facing a sentence of two years for speaking out against Putin.
GOA analyzed the State Department’s stated reason for the ban and decided that this most likely is back door gun control by the Biden administration.
Biden has been openly hostile towards gun owners, and the idea of banning the importation of ammunition and firearms has been floated for years by anti-gun groups. The gun-rights group worked together on a statement for the membership and beyond.
That statement read: “Gun Owners of America is aware of the Biden State Department’s Notice that “[n]ew and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in Russia will be subject to a policy of denial.”
“We recognize the devastating implications these sanctions would have on individual gun owners amidst a national ammunition shortage. We are currently exploring administrative, congressional, and legal avenues to respond to these new sanctions.”
“Once again, the Biden Administration’s actions are misplaced. Ending imports by licensed importers will not stop drug dealers, murderers and other assorted street criminals. It will, however, harm legitimate US businesses while driving up the cost of other ammunition due to more buyers chasing a smaller supply. It is clear to us that the intention is not to harm Russia but rather to hinder the acquisition of firearms and ammunition by American citizens.”
The meeting and strategy continued past just putting out the statement. The group decided what members of Congress to reach out to as well as a legal strategy. The content of those discussions cannot be released at this time as not to tip GOA’s hand, but the gun-rights group has a solid plan, and the conversations continued late into the night.
About John Crump
John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, or at www.crumpy.com.
Communist dictator Biden is not happy that we Americans are already being screwed on ammo prices due to the virus him an China released to steal the election. The tyrant wants to do away with imported Russian ammo to destroy the shooting industry the way he destroyed the fossil fuel industry and our economy in 8 months . I wonder how much of Joe’s BS we will tolerate before the civil war starts ?
Once again we have an unconstitutional restriction on the American People’s Rights.
The PEOPLE created the federal government. It is our SERVANT, not our master.
The THREE “conservative” SCOTUS ‘justices’ Trump was told to select have proven they are weak and quickly bend with the political wind.
Meanwhile, the cowardly American people sit…quietly.
READ the Federalist Papers #29 and #46.
“The American people should always posses sufficient arms and ammunition and taught especially when young to use them to protect themselves from anyone who might try to molest them. Including their own government.”
A quote from General George Washington. A real American President!
Yea, a real American president who attacked farmers who refused to pay the whiskey tax the federal government leveled on them. One of the clues that it has NEVER been for “We The People” but rather for the elite ruling class from day one.
He gave the order, but it was the federally assembled militia working for the government who followed his orders and marched on Americans.
They were just following orders to enforce a law.
Then, like today, different groups of people have difficult decsions to make.
It would have been interesting if the Citizens had formed a line and the troops met that line. I suspect that the troops would have backed down. Much the same as we face today.
HLB
“The “whiskey tax” became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue for the war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War.”
Washington had heavy losses during the war. Debt collectors came to his house and hauled of furniture and other items to pay his debt.
the legislature makes laws.. like the whiskey tax. The executive as in president” is duty bound to enforce those laws.
Has anyone studied out whether Washingin LIKED and WANTED to envforce that unjust tax?
He didn’t have to sign that bill into law.
He also didn’t have to order the military (not a standing military at the time, but a federal militia he formed) to march on citizens to enforce the law.
The more interesting part of the Whiskey Rebellion was the willingness of armed government employees to march on Americans because they were following orders to enforce a law.
Interesting, this effort to try and convince America that George Washington was a bad president who never really stood for the concept of freedom. I think I hear an asshole speaking.
Bill, I won’t equivocate like you did – you are an asshole.
I believe George Washington was a good president, but he wasn’t without his faults.
Why do people like you have a binary world view? Once you deem someone “good,” you get annoyed whenever someone makes a criticism of that person. You don’t argue the point being made.
Hero-worshipping leads to bad things.
Yea, right! Nobody’s perfect. We all have faults. None of us is God!
I think you hear your own asshole speaking.
Duh HUH!
The executive is not bound to enforce unconstitutional, unconscionable laws. Quite the contrary.
Translation from Schartese: OBEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRRkMOlYBhQ
https://www.history.com/topics/china/cultural-revolution
https://www.history.com/topics/russia/great-purge
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/pol-pot
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler-1
A lot of different groups of people are going to have to make difficult decisions.
By any means necessary. The Progressive New Left will destroy individual liberty by any means necessary. Here is one such example.
I believe Biden is smoking crack with his son how about taking care of some of the many disasters he has created since just a few months into a clearly stolen election this Crackhead should worry about the all the people he is causing to be killed at the border and all the women and children at the border in cages for these evil politicians future sex slaves and when he and Obummer were supplying the Mexican cartel weapons and should be brought to justice for the complete disaster he caused in Afghanistan and now this complete bullshit that does… Read more »
That was the longest sentence in the history of mankind. You lost me half way through.
The truth hurts sometimes
It wasn’t a sentence, Cooter didn’t end it with a Period. But he still got his point across, well said.
Hardly. There is a sentence in “Gravity’s Rainbow” (Thomas Pynchon) that goes on for a couple pages of tight, small print.
Short attention spans seem to be the norm these days.
that short atention span comes from watching too much Sesame Street when you are little, and being babysat by the One Eyed Monster in the living room. All too common these days.
that One Eyed Monster is the greatedt propaganda and “reeducation” tool ever invented.
Makes it harder to eliminate though because it can also be used for so much good.
He most likely went to a government school which didn’t teach the proper use of punctuation and grammar. It isn’t his fault.
His period key doesnt work.
That was the longest sentence in the history of mankind. Unfortunately you lost me half way through.
Biden is a domestic terrorist. His actions at the border are causing Americans to die. Biden’s Afghanistan fiasco is reason to charge him with crimes against humanity. Either charge would easily be proven and find him guilty. Harris smiled as said she was last in the room and agreed with the decision, another guilty of crimes against humanity. Both and others involved should be in jail for life or preferably hung after a quick trial. There are few organizations that speak for gun rights and they are talked about here like a bunch of democrat antigun fools. Don’t like GOA… Read more »
I don’t like the NRA and I’ve opened both my wallet and my mouth.
Your failure to criticize the NRA resulted in them advocating for never-ending gun control for a long time.
This is true.
Hmm
believing todays NRA is like the old guard and supports ANY further control or restrictions on our 2A isnt your first mistake but it IS a glaring one.
More hot shill action from Zer0rion.
NRA still pushes Prohibited Personhood by paperwork or decree without conviction of any mens rea crime in a fair trial by a jury of one’s peers.
NRA appeased the gun grabbers on bump stocks.
NRA still supports deadly “gun free” zones.
The crooks who control NRA pocketed billions of dollars in member donations that should’ve gone to fighting gun control.
$100 says you’re on the payroll.
Orion,
When did the NRA stop supporting further gun control?
Specifically, when did they stop supporting Fix NICS and Red Flag Laws (“extreme risk protection orders”)?
Today’s NRA still supports arms control. Here’s a video calling for Extreme Risk Protection Orders, commonly called red flag laws, and increased regulation of firearms accessories.
https://youtu.be/A8ijtVkTCCQ
What I don’t like or advocate is the collective “We” being asserted as a diviniated source. People’s level of knowledge/gnosis today far exceeds what many don’t comprehend or perceive. Hi I don’t support dumbed down narratives using the collective “WE” that are politically motivated or agenda-sized. That’s what the Bush’s did as well. Natural Law right to defend oneself is self-evident. Any encroachment on that immutable natural right is a perverted contextual attempt to obsfuscate & prevaricate any absolute self evident truth. Both NRA & GOA are corrupt. Any entity that isn’t calling out Crisis Actors/Hyper Reality training being infused… Read more »
NRA corruption is well known. But
GOA ? Lets hear your evidence of a corrupt GOA.
I called GOA & spoke to Eric Pratt in person via phone. I asked him why he didn’t acknowledge False Flags & why GOA was not addressing the issue when I know factually they are being used. He replied that he did not see any or know of them. That was the Baccarat Crystal clear defining moment for me. If your not situationally aware of False Flags being used to influence or alter a perception the I have nothing in common to discuss at that point. Critical thinkers know how Psycological Operations function & work. Amygdala Hi-Jacking by Governments is… Read more »
Did you take a few minutes to explain to Eric Pratt your views on Sandy Hook, that is:
You believe he is corrupt because he had not come to the same conclusion as you regarding this conspiracy theory?
Poor Erich Pratt. I’d hate to be in his shoes fielding calls from Q-tards & cranks who drone on about how “false flags have happened therefore my pet false flag claim is true and if ‘your’ not going to agree we have nothing in common.”
Interesting reply & commentary. I’ll mull it over & cogitate on it. Get back later after some rumination. I hold a different explanation & definition of what the NRA & GOA are than what you said above “they do not run our government.” FTR, I did say that, not imply that or think that. They function as a extension or organ of the body’s system in a metaphoric way. In this example, the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution. Whereby they are an entity that holds a beLIEF or interpretation of a concept/premise that lobby’s for people’s rights based on… Read more »
Douché!
Biden lies. Guns & ammo are minuscule exports compared to the natural gas that will flow to the EU through the Biden approved pipeline.
“He is facing a sentence of two years for speaking out against Putin.”
It’s the law.
In order to keep their government jobs, the enforcers enforced the law and arrested Navalny.
The response from a number of “back the blue” posters here:
“Well, if they didn’t arrest Navalny, they might have lost their jobs!”
Paycheck Uber Honor!
That is not really accurate. Navalny was charged with fraud, not “speaking out against Putin.”
I’m well aware that that is what the media reported, but as we all know, the media is often inaccurate, and a lot of the time they just make sh*t up.
The quote came from Crump’s article.
Challenge him on the accuracy.
He and you just did.
It won’t matter anyway. Even if he bothers to notice these comments, he’ll just note, correctly, that it was reported that way by Reuters and the AP.
IMO it’s better to just note where the original quote came from and then the readers can decide whether they think Reuters and the Associated press are credible sources or not.
Crump may have even gotten it directly from the White House’s document… but I think we all know how accurate those are! Something about not hitting a barn from the inside comes to mind… 🙂
You never know. Maybe he will see your comments and explain to you how he came to his conclusion.
That would sure be nice. Here’s hoping. <fingers crossed>
This is 2021. Different groups of people have difficult decisions to make.
Not all of those groups of people understand their options (decisions/consequences).
It’s 2021 – not all the groups of people understand their options.
The Communist Democraps, especially Biden and Harris, are nothing but losers!!! The problem is the entire “loser” clan is losing for America!!! You can bet your bottom dollar if Donald Trump had performed the way that Biden has performed, he would have had impeachment proceedings initiated against him sometime back.
@nobody, That reminds me of the parable of the dog that talked. It seems that fellow was “driving around the back woods of Virginia and he saw a signin front of a broken-down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale’ He rang the bell and the owner appeared and tells him the dog is inthe backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice-looking Labradorretriever sitting there. ‘You talk?’ he asks. ‘Yep,’ the Lab replies. After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says ‘So, what’s your story?’ The Lab looks up and says, ‘Well, I discovered that I could talk… Read more »
Wrong. Thought you were smarter than that. “The technique of infamy is to invent two lies (Republicans & Democrats) & get people to heatedly argue of which one of them is true.” Ezra Pound Hegelian political polemics since Babylon & Rome. All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than other’s. Caste System Brahmins – Priests & Teachers Kshatriyas – Warriors & Rulers Vaishyas – Merchants -Traders – Farmers Sudras – Labourers Dalits (outcasts) – Street Sweepers, latrine cleaners. UK Monarchy – Feudalism – Serfdom Lords, Vassals, fiefs serfs, peasants, scribes, wizards, priests lords. Bee Colony – Queen, drones… Read more »
They were trying to impeach Trump before he was sworn in they were screaming impeach that motherfucker and throwing little baby fits over him but it is ok for the demonrats to encourage violent protests and behavior and actually out there in the streets taking part in burning our cities and police departments, businesses and causing people to lose everything up to and including peoples lives screaming defund the police until they actually need them and then they change their tactics real fast and now it is the gun thing but Joe Biden seems to have a different set of… Read more »
Biden is just the “middle finger” puppet of guess who, Barrack Obama. Stop pissin’ around with the handmaiden, and get the perp!
UncAl . . . You are correct. However, you stopped at least one short on the list. Obama reports to George Soros, as does any number of Communist Democrap politicians.
There could be one other issue. Chairman Xiden who works for the CCP is cutting out competition on the order of his puppet master. Do you see him banning CHINESE rifles of similiar construction or CHINESE ammo for those rifles?
This is true!
I wouldn’t buy a God Damned Chicom weapon or bullet to save my life!!!
Where does your Chinese gun get its Chinese parts from ?
Do you know China makes an AR15 and 5.56 ammo ? Russia too.
Small arms today are a commodity, like nails and toilet paper. A 21st century country can easily retool and make weapons in any caliber, many guns only needing an inexpensive magazine and barrel change.
“I do not know China source”. -Schartre
ROR [Rraff Out Roud] you sound rike China source, genius!
A rikery story.
lol…chinese semi rifles, handguns and ammunition were banned from importation in……. 1993.
THIS is happening on a much smaller scale all over our country, under whatever excuses available at the time and yet NOBODY ever steps up to the plate or give a damn about stopping tyranny when they have the ability to, People are just apathetic. “Everybody wants to be Patriot until it’s time to do Patriot shit!” But if you want to open your beauty salon or have an injured puppy, OH HELL YEAH! TOSS THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AT THEM! Toss a few bucks at the DevilsAdvocateArmory case so we can put the 2nd Amendment where it belongs! In… Read more »
Your truth & frustration resonates x a gigaparsec. The apathy & complacency of Americans who should have already Hanging politicians for the sedition & insurrection to the US Constitution is what’s so concerning.
WHO IS DEVILS ADVOCATE ARMORY ?
https://devilsadvocatearmory.com/
That’s funny.
So every time an anti-Putin Russian citizen is poisoned, Americans lose access to Russian products? And Xiden randomly chooses ammunition first? Why not those nesting dolls or Baltika beer? And we are supposed to believe this isn’t about gun control?
Now, HERE is “WOKE” for you! Updated Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties and States.
More than 61% of American Counties are Now Second Amendment Sanctuaries – Sanctuary Counties
STFU
Before the Sheep get warm & fuzzy about the GOA & it’s self annoited divination they don’t even acknowledge or recognize False Flag shootings being staged & used. Propaganda/Agigtprop used by apparatchiks goes far deeper than just fake newzzzzz.
For those paying attention you’ll note the recent Gas – Food/Meat – Ammo – Gun price inflation.
I’m not afraid to die.
I’m unwilling to live on my knees in world run & ruled by men of lesser moral character that determine the future of our children.
Maybe nobody has explained the situation to them. They might be reading your comments here. Explain to them how Sandy Hook was a “false flag operation.” Were people murdered? If so, who did it? If not, where did the people go?
I’m kinda curious myself about the conspiracy you have uncovered.
Do your research yourself & stop relying on other people to do it for you.
Cognitive dissonance & Ego divide & separate. Spirit unify’s & heals.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge & ignorance.
Plato
Tolerance & apathy are the last two virtues of a dying society.
Aristotle
Read
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/gb9j4/operation_closed_campus_a_full_scale_plan_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
THE LINK YOU PROVIDED IS DEAD
It wasn’t when I posted it & yes I double check before I present a viable link to a source.
That fact of it being killed / 404’d / quashed / deleted / removed should be proof of concept that there is a Psy Op & war in truth being exposed.
Can’t make people think or think for them.
much like his belief that sandy hook was staged and what he calls a False Flag… DEAD.
This is true.
Kaoskampf of the primordial Sea & almost Souls at Sea concept in play for sure.
Sisphysus is a real metaphor – allegory.
You two bloviators should get a room.
You are seriously stupid.
It is COMMUNISTS, you moron, not Freemasons.
How easily you uneducated, unworldly rubes believe all the lies.
You must lick a lot of toilet walls.
What if freemasonry OWNS AND CONTROLS the communists? Or is that idea too large to fit in your head, even as a thought experiment?
Douché! Way to bait him, Schartre. You’re a master!
You’re so ‘open minded’ you think the apostle Paul told us to OBEY all governments, e.g. Nero, Sulieman, Talaat Pasha, Plutarcho Elias Calles, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Xiden.
He never really came back and addresse that, did he?
Nope. Evaded.
He’s made it clear that he believes “just following orders to enforce laws” is a sound defense for enforcers.
I’d like to know if he really believes non-government employees should follow all laws (even those that clearly lead to dystopia) because of his interpretation of the Bible.
He effectively admitted it when he copy-pasted Romans 13 in reply to my post a few weeks ago disputing Unlimited Submission to Authority. Made it clear he bought the groveling ignoranus interpretation that Jonathan Mayhew called trea$0nous. Now he evades. He’ll never answer. Can’t admit he’s wrong, due to his cowardice & effeminacy. Worse, he’d lose one of his two excuses to OBEY all the unconscionable laws & orders he pretends to decry on AmmoLand all day, every day.
Saw that – I wasn’t sure if he ever responded to the subsitution.
Actually yes. “Paul never mentioned Stalin” or something equally stupid and evasive. Never addressed the issue.
Ah.
A few other lame deflections not worth the electrons. Something like “The New King James Bible, like the Constitution, is owned by the writer.” Whatever the F that’s supposed to mean. Never addressed the issue.
Don’t need no rooshian guns or ammo! Buy American!!!
That is probably slated for the next ban. Don’t celebrate the ability to buy what one wants to buy being taken away by the government, just so that people have to buy American. Still, you have something of a good point.
“only have used .357 machine pistols” Yeah, because nothing feeds better than a rimmed revolver round! Not to mention that no submachine gun in .357 exists! But keep on making sh*t up clownshoes. I’ve never had a better straight man. You say the most ridiculous bullsh*t, with a straight face, and then act all offended and angry when I make fun of it. It’s hilarious. 🙂 Too bad that your masters will be withdrawing you from this forum soon. Now that nobody will even give you a downvote anymore, your superiors will soon realize that any usefulness you may have… Read more »
There is only one .357 autoloading pistol on the market, and that’s the Coonan. Somehow I rather doubt a 7+1 round capacity 1911 would make a good submachine gun! Even if someone was willing and able to pay a couple grand for one!
Keep on making a fool of yourself, Clownshoes. 😀
Forces in Afghanistan were NATO members who share common ammunition types. The tiny benifit of a unique gun/ammo combination are far outweighed by a common NATO caliber.
Besides there are many foreign makers of US caliber ammunition including Russia and China- both suppliers to the Taliban.
The US has leff behind small arms ammo filled with HE instead of propellant that explode as the gun is fired killing the shooter instantly. Morter and artilliary rounds also booby trapped have been used.
The ideas you present sound like ideas from the Biden regimes ATF.
Another great comeback by Schart.
Douché, my man. Douché!
Such clever repartee. Douché, Schart! Douché!
“only have used 357 machine pistols” ?
pontificate much, Scharf?
wait one…….
lol….. never mind!
So when does everyone start lobbying ot lift the Chinese arms import Sanctions and how about North Koreas? You know because they are also “backdoor gun bans.” Might want to start checking the suits the GOA leadership wears since the song and dance they are doing sounds very Familiar, I think it is called a LaPierre
Get checked for HIV.
LOL! Right? I mean someone actually CALLING THEMSELVES A LEFTY? Get real.
Don’t you mean CRS?
What a comeback! Douché!
Reality quote:
“My Chinese gun [blah blah blah]…” -JeanLloydSchartre
incorrect. new 12 gauge semi auto shotguns built on AK receivers (JTS) are now on dealer shelves in texas. they function great and a much better value than that turkish junk.
still, no ammo nor ak rifles but shotguns??
lol….. has anyone seen Hunter lately?
the JTS M12AK is produced in China.