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Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a gun rights organization in the United States with over 300,000 members.〔 〕 It makes efforts to differentiate itself from the larger National Rifle Association (NRA), and has publicly criticized the NRA on multiple occasions for allegedly compromising on gun rights issues and thereby selling out the gun rights movement.
The GOA has often been in opposition to the NRA in its endorsements and ratings of politicians and candidates. For instance, the GOA was outspoken in its opposition to John McCain's 2008 presidential bid, describing his gun-rights voting record as "abysmal, wretched, and pathetic"〔(GOA's Take on John McCain )〕 and giving him an F- grade on Second Amendment issues since 2004, while the NRA (through its PAC, the NRA-PVF) gave him a C+.〔() 〕 The GOA took issue with the NRA over the 2007 NICS Improvement Act.
The GOA has been described by Congressman Ron Paul as "The only no-compromise gun lobby in Washington." This quote from Paul has long been displayed prominently on the home page of the Gun Owners of America website, and Paul was the only 2008 Presidential candidate to receive an A+ grade from Gun Owners of America.
==History==
Gun Owners of America was founded in 1975 by the NRA board member and California state senator H.L. Richardson when legislation to ban all handguns was introduced in California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=H.L. "Bill" Richardson - GOA )〕 Richardson continues to serve as the chairman of Gun Owners of America. Richardson also founded Gun Owners of California, which deals specifically with gun ownership rights in California. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Who Is GOA )〕 GOA's executive director is Larry Pratt, who also hosts GOA's audio webcast, Live Fire.
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