“Thank you, Gun Owners of America, for not compromising!” — Dana Loesch
The first, annual Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit (GOALS) took place this past weekend in Knoxville, TN, and we wanted to thank all of our attendees, exhibitors, guest speakers, and creators that made GOALS 2024 such a success.
Over 32 hours of speeches and panels were viewed and streamed over the two convention days, with thousands of people in attendance in Knoxville and hundreds of thousands viewing online through Rumble, YouTube, X (day one, day two), and Facebook.
Over 200 Vendors and exhibitors packed the show floor, showcasing the latest innovations in firearms & gear and allowing our members to get up close and personal with the brands and companies that support the GOA No Compromise mission.
Multiple Special edition firearms were unveiled for our members, including the GOA Canik, exclusively found on Classic Firearms, as well as two GOA Henry rifles. A portion of the proceeds from these firearms will go back to GOA to fund our No Compromise fight!
There were so many incredible speeches and panels, that it’s impossible to cover them all in a single email, but …
… we will highlight a few so that you get a feeling for the amazing energy at the conference (and make plans to attend next year if you weren’t here):
* “Thank you to Gun Owners of America for what you do, ensuring that freedom endures.” — Knox County Mayor, Glenn “Kane” Jacobs.
* “When we started Gun Owners, we had just two things in mind. Number one, unelect anti-gun politicians and elect sold, pro-gun, constitutional politicians. The other thing was to make sure that anti-gun legislation didn’t pass, and good gun legislation passed. Those were our goals at that time, and it really hasn’t changed.” — GOA President Tim Macy
* “Everyone is endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That’s why we cannot compromise, that’s why GOA has not compromised, and this is why, by God’s grace, your GOA will never, ever, compromise.” — Senior Vice President Erich Pratt
* “(Speaking of GOA) I don’t know too many other organizations in the United States of America who can say their mandate comes, literally, from our Founding Fathers.” — Kash Patel, National Security Advisor to President Trump
* “I honestly consider it to be a massive privilege to be speaking at what is hopefully the new, future, annual convention for gun owners. Especially since it’s run by an actual gun advocacy group.” — Brandon Herrera
These were just a few of the dozens of speakers and panelists that spoke over the two days of the GOALS convention, and if you missed any of them, you can check out the live streams on Rumble, X (day one, day two), YouTube, or Facebook.
If you missed us in Knoxville, Tennessee this year, make your plans to join us next year at the same location! We will be releasing more details soon, but for now, plan on an even bigger and better GOALS 2025!
Stay on the lookout for more information on next year’s convention, including pre-registration and early-bird room rates. If you missed us in 2024, you definitely don’t want to miss us in 2025!
