The only no-compromise gun lobby for students

There are over 19 million college students in the United States.

With nearly 3 million of those students being freshman each year, that’s 3,000,000 new voters and potential 2A activists!

About 2A Defenders


2A Defenders is a student program with a resource center and speaker’s bureau to aid college students in the fight against anti-gun tyranny.

2A Defenders is part of Gun Owners of America’s Foundation, Gun Owners Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Our Mission


To promote the education, protection and exertion of students’ inalienable right to keep and bear Arms.

Quick Facts!


  • The Second Amendment was adopted to the Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791.
  • 94% of mass public shootings happen in so-called Gun Free Zones.
  • Four-in-ten U.S. adults say they own or live with someone who owns a firearm.
  • 44% of Americans own a firearm.
  • Montana has the highest gun ownership.
  • 57% of felons are more afraid of an armed citizen than a cop.
  • 393 million guns are owned by U.S. citizens.