ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus today announced the formation of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center (MNGOLC), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to aggressively defending and expanding the constitutional rights of Minnesota gun owners through legal action.
Rob Doar, co-founder of the Caucus and longtime advocate for Minnesota’s gun owners, will step into the role of President of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center, where he will lead strategic legal efforts on behalf of gun owners across the state.
“Minnesota gun owners deserve aggressive legal action — and with Rob at the helm, the Law Center will deliver,” said Bryan Strawser, Chair of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus and the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center.
“For years, the Caucus has fought against unconstitutional laws at the Capitol and in the courts. Now, we have in-house capacity to pursue aggressive legal action to restore Second Amendment freedoms without relying solely on outside counsel. This is a game changer.”
The Law Center will focus on:
- Challenging unlawful restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms in Minnesota and beyond
- Filing major and smaller-scale cases that advance Second Amendment freedoms
- Submitting amicus curiae briefs in Second Amendment cases across the country
- Partnering with national organizations to advance Second Amendment litigation
- Educating the public, law enforcement, and the legal community about legal issues related to the right to keep and bear arms
- Providing cost-effective litigation by leveraging in-house counsel
Rob Doar emphasized that while he will no longer directly lobby, his commitment remains unchanged:
“This new chapter allows us to take the fight directly to government agencies and officials who seek to undermine our rights. Every dollar donated to the Law Center will go toward holding government accountable and defending the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.”
The launch of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center follows a series of significant legal victories, including Worth v. Jacobson, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down Minnesota’s age restriction on permits to carry — restoring the rights of 18–20-year-olds — and Caucus v. Walz, which struck down the binary trigger ban as a violation of Minnesota’s single subject clause in the state constitution.
Following a transition period, the changes will be fully effective by November 1st, 2025.
Learn more about the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center at www.gunowners.mn/mngolc
About Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus
The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus is a non-partisan, single-issue Minnesota nonprofit advocacy organization that serves as the trusted voice of Minnesota’s gun owners to defend and restore the right to keep and bear arms.
