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APAGOA at SHOT Show 2022

By Patrick LopezPosted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022Posted in EventsTagged Events1 Comment

The SHOT Show is an annual event for the firearms industry. Organized by the NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, it is the largest event of its kind in the world. The SHOT Show is a great way to meet other organizations and individuals in the firearms industry. This event is not open to the[…]

Understanding and Reporting Hate Crimes

By Patrick LopezPosted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022Posted in Education, Safety, UncategorizedTagged EducationNo Comments

In one of our events, APAGOA member @bunny_operator talked about how important it is to understand what defines a hate crimes and why it’s important to report them. @bunny_operator recorded a new version of the presentation and made it available to the general public. Watch it below. From @bunny_operator’s YouTube video page: On August 22,[…]

Why the Trepidation for Gun Ownership, Especially for Asians?

By Patrick LopezPosted on December 5, 2021December 5, 2021Posted in Member Stories2 Comments

By Jonathan Shu Gun ownership is a United States citizen’s right in our country. Unfortunately, there is a stigma in certain states about guns that goes far beyond reason. Some background on me, is I was born in Taiwan and was adopted at an early age and came to California. In Boy Scouts, we learned[…]

Oral Arguments for NYSRPA v Bruen

By Patrick LopezPosted on December 4, 2021December 4, 2021Posted in Education, Gun Laws, NewsNo Comments

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. As listed in the cert petition (formally called the Petition for a writ of certiorari and available to view at the Supreme Court website), the key question in[…]

Register for our Member Meeting August 2, 2021

By Patrick LopezPosted on July 30, 2021September 13, 2021Posted in Events

You are invited to join the Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association (APAGOA) leadership team for a virtual meeting on Monday August 2, 2021 at 5:00 pm Pacific. Get to know the leadership team, hear about some upcoming events and other news, and more! We’ll also have some time to answer any questions you may[…]

Chris Cheng talks about 2A rights in RECOIL magazine

By Patrick LopezPosted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021Posted in MediaTagged In the MediaNo Comments

Our advisor, Chris Cheng, talks about the fight for 2A rights and APAGOA in an article written by Conrad Bui and Steven Kuo in RECOIL magazine. Chris will be on the cover of the upcoming issue of the magazine and you can read the article online now on the RECOIL website: Chris Cheng Opens Fire[…]

Four Rules of Gun Safety – Illustrated and Translated

By Patrick LopezPosted on June 20, 2021June 21, 2021Posted in Education, SafetyTagged 4 Rules of Gun Safety, Education, Safety

Understanding the Four Basic Rules of Gun Safety is an important part of being a gun owner. APAGOA has partnered with artist @IllustrationNathan to create an illustration of our version of the four basic rules of gun safety, first advocated by Jeff Cooper. See more of Nathan’s work at IllustrationNathan.com and on Instagram at @IllustrationNathan.[…]

Safe Firearm Handling and the Four Rules of Gun Safety

By Patrick LopezPosted on June 7, 2021June 20, 2021Posted in Education, SafetyTagged 4 Rules of Gun Safety, SafetyNo Comments

Watch as one of APAGOA’s advisors, History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 winner Chris Cheng, talks about the rules for safe firearm handling.

CCW Expo 2021

By Patrick LopezPosted on June 7, 2021June 21, 2021Posted in EventsTagged CCW, Events

See Amy Dillon, our Director of Communications, at the CCW Expo on June 26 and 27. Amy will be giving a seminar and will have a booth at the event. For tickets and more information visit https://ccwexpo.us/attend.