OREGON GUN OWNERS HISTORY Oregon Gun Owners began as an ad hoc group of four gun rights activists in 1975.  These gentlemen began to lobby for gun rights during the 1975 Legislative session and two of them have been actively lobbying on gun owner's behalf since.

In 1976, they established the Oregon Gun Owners Political Victory Fund (OGO PVF).  The OGO PVF collected donations from across the state from active and concerned gun owners and helped elect pro-gun candidates to the Legislature.

Since 1976, OGO has grown steadily to become Oregon's LARGEST state based gun rights advocacy group.  Numbering over 10,000 Associates, OGO has maintained its prominence as the most respected and most successful gun rights group in Oregon. Throughout its history, OGO has evolved from the OGO PVF, to GOO (Gun Owners of Oregon), OGO Incorporated, and then through a merge with OSRA (Oregon State Rifle Association).

Today, OGO is composed of three separate entities.  We have OGO (a C-4 non profit organization which serves as the head group), the OGO Education Foundation (a C-3 non profit organization eligible for tax deductible contributions), and the OGO PVF (our political action committee that qualifies for the Oregon Political Tax Credit).

OGO's accomplishments in the Legislative and Judicial arenas are many.  You'll find in this site a listing of those accomplishments.  Throughout our history, OGO has maintained a commitment to gun owners by recognizing what needs to be done for the benefit of Oregon's gun owners, and by following through and acting on those needs.

When analyzing who you might want to support, take a close look at OGO.  We're sure you'll find that the efforts we've put in over 25 years will assure you that we are an investment in safeguarding the rights that were given to you by God and embodied in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.