About Us

Our Mission Statement

What do we do?

San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO) is a political organization that focuses on expanding and restoring Second Amendment rights within San Diego County. SDCGO was formed due to an aggressive and successful legislation and regulatory effort to significantly limit or eliminate the firearms industry and the general ownership and use of firearms and the firearms industry in California at the municipal, county, and state level. SDCGO’s solution is a local, non-partisan, volunteer group with a full-time staff that does four things to get the right people elected on local San Diego councils and boards:

Second Amendment Advocacy at the city/county level

Second Amendment Community Organizing

Political Fundraising

Working with the local gun industry on the first 3

HOW DO WE DO IT?

SDCGO is dedicated to preserving and restoring San Diego citizens’ gun rights. SDCGO has developed a strong, permanent infrastructure that focuses on changing the face of gun ownership by working with and through volunteers with regard to local and state level activism and outreach. Since its beginning in 2015, SDCGO has made a profound influence and advancement on policies protecting the Second Amendment throughout San Diego County.

SDCGO provides a calendar of activist events and recreational shooting events on our website and through a weekly email and the opportunity to get together with a variety of other activists at our monthly organizational meetings.

Our members are active in their neighborhood community and joined SDCGO to leverage their efforts together as an influential, effective Second Amendment rights organization.

WHO DO WE REPRESENT?

San Diego County Gun Owners consists of San Diego’s shooting enthusiasts, Second Amendment supporters, people who own guns for defensive reasons or sport, firearms dealers and firearms accessory dealers, and elected officials who want to restore and protect the right to keep and the right to bear arms in California.

WHAT DO WE ADD TO SAN DIEGO?

We bring a Second Amendment focus to local San Diego politics that did not exist. SDCGO is the permanent infrastructure to improve candidate bench strength and precinct operations and a meaningful way for gun owners to get involved in politics. SDCGO will increase voter turn-out by giving guidance and hope to single-issue, Second Amendment voters.

Together We Will Win.

SDCGO VOLUNTEER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Your San Diego County Gun Owners PAC 2021 Board Members

Interested in becoming a Board Member?

Volunteer Advisory Board Members

Leo Hamel

Owner

Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers

Barbara Starr

Software Executive

Wine Industry

Brian Jones

State Senator

40th Senate District of CA

Jimmy Lin

Property Management

Yea Chang USA

Warren Manfredi

Real Estate Agent

Manfredi Real Estate Group

Joe Drammissi

Instructor/Consultant/Author

Enlightened Project Management

Danielle Pinkston

Co-Owner/Instructor

Active Shooter Defense School

Paul Hynes

President/CEO

HearthStone | Private Wealth Management

Daniel Modafferi

State Senator

40th Senate District of CA

Gina Roberts

Engineer

Roberts and Roberts Engineering

Lance Pelky

Financial Advisor

Lance Pelky & Associates, Inc.

John D. Becker

Retired Subcontracts

Administrator/Procurement Manager

Sagetree Digital Marketing

James Miller

Attorney / Trustee

Law Offices of JP Miller / Cajon Valley School Board

Amanda Rigby

City of Vista

City Council Member

Jeff Malik

Business Owner

JM Real Estate Investments, Inc.

Colin Rudolph

Attorney

State of California

Shaun Anderson

Business Owner

Del Mar Car Care

Alex Dovgalevsky

Board Member

Eliot Kaagan

Board Member

John Baldwin

Board Member

Garrison Ham

Grace Ventittelli-Meyers

Business Owner

Independent Insurance Broker

Angela Liewen

Technology Professional

UC San Diego

Rob McNelis

Mortgage Broker

Movement Mortgage

Desiree Bergman

Project Manager

NotMeSD

John Dillon

Special Counsel

Dillon Law Group APC

Michael Schwartz

Political Director | Government Affairs

San Diego County Gun Owners

What Do We Offer?

See what SDCGO is all about!

CALENDAR EVENTS

Check out our calendar events to see what we've got going on in the community!

2ND AMENDMENT UPDATES

This site is your easy access to 2nd Amendment updates throughout the county or country for that matter. If new laws are passed, we tell you what they mean for you!

RECREATIONAL SHOOTING EVENTS

Thanks to the SDCGO, over 400 individuals have gotten first-hand shooting lessons from experienced shooters in San Diego.

ANNUAL 2A BANQUETS

Each year, SDCGO holds a memorable 2nd Amendment dinner at a different landmark in San Diego, dedicated to the preservation of the 2A rights and our members.

MONTHLY MEETINGS

We hold monthly meetings all throughout San Diego County to discuss new 2nd Amendment news!

MEDIA UPDATES

Check out SDCGO's interviews with local officials, news stations, radio shows, and other media personalities throughout the county.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

SDCGO is deeply rooted within the community. We get involved and stay involved!

MEMBERSHIP EVENTS

Be sure to check out the benefits of becoming a member - we hold exciting events all throughout the year! Our events revolve around the seasons..picnics, shooting events, and Christmas parties.