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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)

City
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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
​2025
 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 $
​650,372.00
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
5/13/2025 10:10:30 AM

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 38 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
H.R. 129 - Abolish the ATF Act (Boebert)
H.R. 38 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
H.R. 169 - Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025
H.R. 45 - FIND Act
H.R. 70 - No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act
H.R. 22 - SAVE Act
H.R. 160 - Restoring Faith in Elections Act
H.R. 25 - FairTax Act of 2025
H.R. 221 - Abolish the ATF Act (Burlison)
H.R. 223 - Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2025
S. 65 - Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
H.R. 373 - SAGA Act
H.R. 335 - Repeal the NFA Act
H.R. 350 - Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act
S. 89 - Sporting Firearms Access Act of 2025
H.R. 404 - Hearing Protection Act
H.R. 454 - Safe Bases Act of 2025
H.R. 496 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025
S. 119 - No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
H.R. 544 - To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.
H.R. 545 - To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes.
S. 137 - FIND Act
H.R. 543 - Iron Pipeline Review Act
S. 123 - Handgun Permit to Purchase Act
H.R. 532 - Handgun Permit to Purchase Act
H.R. 563 - No REGISTRY Rights Act
H.R. 624 - RIFLE Act of 2025
H.R. 607 - ATF Accountability Act of 2025
H.R. 613 - ATF Transparency Act
H.R. 631 - PARTS Act of 2025
H.R. 645 - National Constitutional Carry Act
S. 234 - Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025
S. 345 - SHUSH Act
H.R. 850 - Silencers Help Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act
S. 364 - Hearing Protection Act
S. 367 - Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025
H.R. 943 - No User Fees for Gun Owners Act
H.R. 923 - Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025
H.R. 962 - Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act
H.R. 1097 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act
S. 468 - SECURE Firearm Storage Act
H.R. 1041 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
S. 478 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
H.R. 1111 - Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025
H.R. 1181 - Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
H.R. 1224 - Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act
H.R. 1272 - Secure Storage Information Act of 2025
H.R. 1307 - Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
S. 595 - Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
S. 597 - Age 21 Act
S. 560 - EAGLES Act of 2025
H.R. 1299 - EAGLES Act of 2025
S.Con.Res.7 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034
H.Con.Res. 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034
S. 679 - LEOSA Reform Act
H.R. 1456 - Gun Trafficker Detection Act
H.R. 1564 - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
S. 726 - Ethan's Law
H.R. 1643 - SAFER Voter Act
H.R. 1740 - Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act
H.R. 1698 - Law Enforcement Protection and Privacy Act of 2025
H.R. 1749 - Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act
S. 803 - Keep Americans Safe Act
H.R. 1674 - Keep Americans Safe Act
H.R. 1773 - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025
S. 884 - ATF Transparency Act
H.R. 1907 - Defense Against Drones Act of 2025
S. 889 - Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025
H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
H.R. 1987 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain individuals items used for the secure storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2039 - Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025
H.R. 2060 - Travelers Gun Rights Act
S. 966 - Traveler's Gun Rights Act
S. 926 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain veterans items used for the secure storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2070 - Protect Our Military Families 2nd Amendment Rights Act
S. 961 - Protect Our Military Families 2nd Amendment Rights Act
S. 1039 - PARTS Act
H.R. 2105 - Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025
H.R. 2184 - Firearm Due Process Protection Act
H.R. 2189 - Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025
H.R. 2267 - NICS Data Reporting Act
H.R. 2243 - LEOSA Reform Act of 2025
H.R. 2255 - Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act
H.R. 2368 - Raise the Age Act of 2025
S. 1162 - Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act
H.R. 2442 - Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
S. 1169 - A bill to prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.
H.R. 2395 - SHORT Act
H.R. 2552 - RIFLE Act
S. 1224 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2531 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
H.R. 2577 - PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025
H.R. 2648 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2618 - To modernize the business of selling firearms.
S. 1294 - A bill to modernize the business of selling firearms.
S. 1283 - A bill to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2650 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes.
S. 1307 - A bill to allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in school zones.
H.R. 2698 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security to bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns, and for other purposes.

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, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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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Michael
Hammond
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Benjamin
Sanderson
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Jean Paul
Pichardo
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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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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
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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
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State Country
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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)