- 2008 – Created
- 501c4 non-profit.
- Has a pro-Second Amendment position on gun ownership
- 2014 about 1,200 members
- 2016 to 2017 after the Orlando nightclub muirders membership swelled 65%
- August 2019, the Liberal Gun Club has over 11,500 supporters
& more than 2,500 contributing members.
Lara Smith
- Author at The Liberal Gun Club
- Lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Vice President of the Liberal Gun Club, California Chapter
- member of the DC Project – California
- Girl and a Gun in the San Francisco Bay area chapter
- amateur competitor in shotgun and rimfire
June 2019 Active Chapters
- New England
- Texas (3rd largest chapter)
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California (Largest chapter)
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon (2nd largest chapter)
- Washington
- Virginia/DC/Maryland
- Rocky Mountains
- Tennessee
The Daily Bullet – Lara Smith – The Liberal Gun Club
Dec 28, 2020
About the Liberal Gun Club
The Liberal Gun Club is a national 501(c)(4) nonprofit founded in 2008 to give gun-owning liberals and moderates a voice in debates over gun rights, firearms legislation, safety and the shooting sports. It holds a pro-Second Amendment position and generally opposes assault weapon bans, though members hold a range of views. On violence prevention, the club favors addressing root causes, such as mental health care, poverty, homelessness and unemployment, rather than restrictions aimed at a single tool.
The club’s growth tracks a broader trend of new gun owners from outside the traditional base. Membership stood at about 1,200 in 2014, then grew about 65 percent year over year in 2016 and 2017 following the Orlando nightclub shooting and the 2016 election. By June 2019 it listed active chapters across roughly two dozen regions, with California the largest, followed by Oregon and Texas. A November 2025 NPR report cited by Wikipedia put membership at about 4,500, with chapters in 30 states. For the wider gun community, the club shows that support for the right to keep and bear arms crosses political lines.
Key Facts
- 2008: founded as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit
- 2014: about 1,200 members
- 2016 to 2017: membership grows about 65 percent year over year
- June 2019: active chapters in about two dozen regions; California largest
- November 2025: about 4,500 members and chapters in 30 states
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