An Interview With GOA's Erich Pratt

Posted on: Jan 28, 2026

Join POMA member John Petrolino, The Pen Patriot®, as he interviews Gun Owners of America’s Erich Pratt. Pratt is the senior vice president of GOA.

Pratt and Petrolino chatted mid-2025 about Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful. The pair also talked about GOA and GOF’s plans for 2026, as well as the importance of grassroots activism.

You can check out a video of the Erich Pratt interview HERE.

This interview was originally conducted for an article that appeared in the January 2026 issue of “Concealed Carry Magazine” on the top five national Second Amendment groups. In “Alphabet Soup of Advocacy,"

For the article, Petrolino spoke to representatives and top leaders from: Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, FPC Action Foundation, National Association for Gun Rights, National Foundation for Gun Rights, National Rifle Association, NRA Institute for Legislative Action, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

About John Petrolino:

John Petrolino is an award-winning freelance journalist who covers the Second Amendment and is a proud member of POMA. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, a 501(c)(4) Second Amendment advocacy group. In 2020 Petrolino released his book, “Decoding Firearms.” His work is primarily published at Bearing Arms, Shooting News Weekly, AmmoLand News, and News2A. Petrolino owns and operates The Square Reviews, a product and travel review site.