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In this industry update, Gun Owners of America (GOA) hosts their inaugural Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit (GOALS) which highlights the group’s “expanding partnerships within the gun industry.” Held in August in Knoxville, Tennessee, VPC staff traveled to the meeting and attended panels featuring gun industry members and GOA personnel.

GOA and the gun industry use the show in their ongoing marketing efforts targeting women and children, while working to resell the primary market of white males with increasingly militarized firearms, such as assault weapons.

Photos showcasing these marketing efforts, taken by VPC staff, can be seen below.

Marketing to Children and Teens

Marketing to Women

Militarization

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