Ask the Governor to Uphold Second Amendment Protections
Thank you so much for taking action on our alerts!
Our Legislative victories, like passing the Repeal of Gun-Free Zones just last week, prove that Legislators are listening to you in Cheyenne.
Now we need you to contact the Governor once again!
Before I tell you about the latest critical issue, please let me explain where we’ve been in order to explain what we need to do now.
In 2022, GOA fought to pass Wyoming Statute 9-14-203 which imposed a Criminal Penalty of imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, and a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), for state or local officials who infringe on your Second Amendment Rights.
No law is perfect, but many Second Amendment experts believe this law is the nation’s strongest Criminal Second Amendment Protection Act (SAPA) because it is a serious deterrent for officials who would infringe on your Rights!
Since the passage of the 2022 law, GOA has worked in Cheyenne every year to add a process allowing citizens to take Civil Action against a governmental entity that infringes on our Second Amendment Rights.
Sadly, some dishonest groups and legislators have played political games with these facts and misrepresented these issues to the people of Wyoming for four years!
Click here for an article from the publication Ammoland that gives a national perspective on the truth about Wyoming SAPA over the last four Legislative cycles.
At the beginning of this 2025 Legislative Session, 8 Wyoming Legislators, with the backing of the dishonest group exposed in Ammoland, proposed SF0196, and a House mirror bill HB0283, that would have destroyed the criminal penalty in Wyoming law for Wyoming officials who infringe on your Second Amendment Rights.
Without reason or evidence, they falsely claimed this was “advancing Second Amendment Rights.”
To verify what we are saying, download the Introduced Versions of the identical bills, as first proposed in the Legislature (HB0283 and SF0196), and look at the language on page 4 striking the Criminal Penalty that many around the country call America’s best!
NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS!
Due to pressure from GOA’s members, Legislators heard the voice of GOA, and during a February 3rd Senate Committee Meeting, SF0196 was amended by the Committee to reinstate the criminal penalties!
THIS WAS A GREAT WIN FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT!
Also, due to the work of GOA, additional Amendments were made to SF0196 in the Wyoming House. These include: better definitions of “public officers” and “peace officers” in order to ensure there are no loopholes for Agencies to use in hiring “Officers” who would not be subject to this law.
With these positive changes from GOA, SF0196 has now passed both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature and sits on the desk of Governor Mark Gordon.
Thanks to the hard work and influence of GOA’s members and supporters, this Legislation now protects the 2022 Criminal Penalties in Wyoming law and establishes a process allowing Citizens to sue Agencies and Departments when Rights are violated!
Sadly, the fight is far from over. The next battle is to address the possibility of a veto by Wyoming Governor Gordon!
Please click TAKE ACTION HERE, or in the graphic at the top, and contact the Governor to tell him not to veto this important Legislation.
GOA will continue to fight for this legislation until the deadline expires for a Governor’s veto (late March), so please stay tuned for more information soon regarding how you can help strengthen Second Amendment Protections in Wyoming.
P.S. Ask the Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon to support SF0196 and protect our Rights!
