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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
Gun Owners of America, Inc.

2. Address

Address1
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 202
 Address2
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City
Springfield
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22151
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​John Velleco
​7033218585
​jvelleco@gunowners.org
5. Senate ID#
​17192-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Gun Owners of America, Inc.
6. House ID#
​311730000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2019
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​376,931.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: John Velleco
 Date
6/20/2019 2:06:53 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FIR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1 For the People Act of 2019
H.R. 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
H.R. 21 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 33 Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act
H.R. 38 Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019
H.R. 49 Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019
H.R. 110 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty
H.R. 119 National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2019
H.R. 121 Fresh Start Act of 2019
H.R. 155 Hearing Protection Act
H.R. 157 Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act
H.R. 167 To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer.
H.R. 175 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
H.R. 282 SAFER Now Act
H.R. 435 National Gun Violence Research Act
H.R. 489 SHIELD Act of 2019
H.R. 493 Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act of 2019
H.R. 511 Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
H.R. 569 Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019
H.R. 606 Fairness in Firearm Testing Act
H.R. 608 School Watch and Tactics Act of 2019
H.R. 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 659 Buyback Our Safety Act
H.R. 664 Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2019
H.R. 674 Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2019
H.R. 686 Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019
H.R. 687 Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2019
H.R. 717 Raise the Age Act
H.R. 719 MICRO Act
H.R. 743 Securing Our Children Act of 2019
H.R. 744 Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019
H.R. 775 SHUSH Act
H.R. 820 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2019
H.R. 821 NICS Review Act of 2019
H.R. 822 Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2019
H.R. 838 Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
H.R. 869 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
H.R. 877 Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act
H.R. 930 Stopping the Iron Pipeline Act of 2019
H.R. 939 SECURE Firearm Storage Act
H.R. 942 SAFETY Act
H.R. 1112 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
H.R. 1115 To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
H.R. 1116 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of highrisk individuals.
S. 7 Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019
S. 42 Background Check Expansion Act
S. 47 Natural Resources Management Act
S. 66 Assault Weapons Ban of 2019
S. 69 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019
S. 94 Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
S. 120 Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019
S. 166 A bill to provide provisional protected presence status for certain aliens and to provide mandatory appropriations relating to border security.
S. 184 Gun Violence Prevention Research Act
S. 193 Ethan's Law
S. 202 SHUSH Act
S. 265 Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
S. 320 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises.
S. 351 A bill to prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes.
S. 443 A bill to modify the definition of an antique firearm.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Aidan
Johnston
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Erich
Pratt
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John
Velleco
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Jordan
Stein
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Michael
Hammond
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)