VICTORY: The Veteran Gun Ban is DEAD!

Published on March 3, 2026
Duration: 6:41

Gun Owners of America (GOA) announces a significant victory: the end of the VA policy that added veterans to the NICS prohibited persons list due to having a benefits fiduciary. This policy, which lasted for decades, is now defunct following legislative action and VA announcements. The victory restores Second Amendment rights to potentially hundreds of thousands of veterans.

Quick Summary

Gun Owners of America (GOA) has announced the end of the VA policy that wrongly added veterans to the NICS prohibited persons list due to having a benefits fiduciary. This victory, achieved through legislative action and advocacy, restores Second Amendment rights to potentially hundreds of thousands of veterans, correcting a decades-old injustice.

Chapters

  1. 00:00Veteran Gun Ban is DEAD!
  2. 00:22GOA Victory Background & VA Policy
  3. 00:36GOA GEAR Event Promotion
  4. 01:07Veteran Fiduciary Rule Explained
  5. 01:55Minute Man Moment Teaser
  6. 02:45Working on the Veteran Fiduciary Rule
  7. 03:17The Fight for Best Language
  8. 04:11VA Fiduciary Program: Congressional Defunding
  9. 05:31VA Stops Reporting & Alliance
  10. 06:14Acknowledgment and Future Commitment

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the veteran fiduciary issue that Gun Owners of America (GOA) addressed?

The veteran fiduciary issue involved the VA adding veterans to the NICS prohibited persons list if they had a benefits fiduciary, essentially a financial advisor, treating them as mentally defective without due process and infringing on their Second Amendment rights.

How did Gun Owners of America (GOA) achieve the repeal of the veteran gun ban?

GOA worked for years with Congress, advocating for legislative changes. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 defunded the VA's ability to add new veterans to NICS, and subsequent VA announcements confirmed the end of the practice and efforts to remove past reports.

What is the significance of the end of the VA fiduciary reporting practice?

This victory means that potentially hundreds of thousands of veterans who were wrongly denied their Second Amendment rights due to having a fiduciary will have those rights restored. It corrects a decades-old injustice.

What is NICS and how was it involved in the veteran fiduciary issue?

NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) is used for firearm background checks. The VA used it to prohibit veterans from owning firearms if they had a fiduciary, a practice GOA fought to end, arguing it was unconstitutional and lacked due process.

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