John Velleco is the Director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America, a position he has held since 2001.
In that role, Velleco has taken part in legislative battles such as the passage of arming commercial airline pilots (signed into law in 2002), preventing gun confiscations after natural disasters like hurricane Katrina (signed into law in 2006), repealing the gun ban on National Park Service land (signed into law in 2009), and repealing the gun ban on Amtrak trains (signed into law in 2009).
Velleco also assisted GOA in working to repeal the District of Columbia gun ban (passed the Senate in 2009), concealed carry recognition legislation (passed the Senate in 2009), as well as fighting against the renewal of the Clinton gun ban (which sunset in 2004) and expansions of the Brady law.
From 1993 to 2001, Velleco worked as a researcher and spokesman for GOA.
While legislative responsibilities keep John on Capitol Hill on a regular basis, he has also appeared on various news programs on NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN and C-Span, in addition to speaking at numerous rallies and events across the country.
John resides in northern Virginia with his wife of 19 years and their five children. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .