What Are The Gundie Awards?

As manufacturers of some of the best optics made for everyday gun owners, we’re proud to announce Gideon Optics has been nominated for the Gundie Awards as an Emerging Brand of the Year. The Gundies are an annual celebration of the Second Amendment community. They’re a chance to recognize industry voices promoting your freedoms and single out the companies and individuals whose passion for innovation, engagement, and freedom shines the brightest. It’s also your chance to make your voice heard in the firearms community.

Elevation, Not Just Accolades

Let’s face it: being part of the firearms community nowadays can feel pretty isolated. Algorithms shadow ban our content, we’re vilified on the evening news, and everywhere you turn, our rights to keep and bear arms are under attack. It’s harder than ever to find a platform if firearms are your life’s work. 

The Gundies give everyone, from the best optics brands to gun influencers and industry professionals, a way to be recognized and reach engaged and motivated gun owners. They’re the people’s choice of the firearms industry, putting the final decision right where it belongs–in the hands of the people. It’s an opportunity for brands to find new customers, but more importantly, it’s a chance to give back to the community by supporting innovation, educating gun owners and the public, and building an open dialogue about firearms and their place in society moving forward.

Strengthening the 2A Community 

We may have the best practical optics on the market, but it takes more than that to be nominated for the Gundies. You have to be a true leader in the Second Amendment community, and that means putting your First Amendment rights to good use. That’s why this nomination means so much to us. From YouTube videos to help you shoot better to blog posts focused on what you can do to be a more responsible gun owner and steward of our freedoms, we’re always ready to offer advice to new and experienced shooters alike. 

The Gundies let us stand shoulder-to-shoulder with industry powerhouses, top gun influencers and content creators, and other innovative newcomers, all focused on one thing–supporting the Second Amendment. It’s all about creating connections within the firearms industry, providing an inclusive environment that invites everyone to be part of our rich heritage, and elevating the voices that are doing the most to educate and advocate for American gun rights. For us, it means we’re doing business the right way by centering our products on the everyday needs of legal gun owners, whether they’re hunters, sport shooters, or protecting their loved ones.

Behind the Awards

Most people have seen the episode of The Office where Michael Scott, a regional manager for Dunder Mifflin (played by Steve Carrel), creates an award to recognize employees, albeit with hilarious unintended results. These Dundies and the lighthearted humor of the sitcom franchise were the direct inspiration for the creation of an award to recognize members of the firearms community who were using their voices to offer education, information, and advocacy. By making it an award judged and bestowed by the community it serves, this quirky award became one of the most prestigious celebrations of Second Amendment values.  

Guns Giving Back 

It’s not just the nominees who benefit from this awards show by receiving recognition or the public who learns about the best new optics brand and our fellow nominees. The Gundies offer significant financial support to a pair of charities we can all get behind. 

• Gun Owners of America – The GOA is dedicated to protecting your Second Amendment rights from government overreach. Founded, organized, and directed by legislators, industry leaders, and professionals experienced with firearms, regulation, and politics, it actively promotes and protects the right of every American to keep and bear arms.
• Special Operations Wounded Warriors—Dedicated to promoting thanks and fellowship for both active-duty and retired members of the U.S. Military Special Operations Forces, SOWW provides outdoor experiences to our wounded heroes that may otherwise be difficult or impossible for them to enjoy due to physical and mental injuries suffered while protecting our freedoms.

How to Vote in the Gundies

It’s easy to vote for us as Emerging Brand of the Year, whether you think we make the best optics for your dollar or just like our content.

1. Head to the Gideon Optics Nominee Page – Once you get there, you’ll either need to sign up if this is your first time or sign in if you’re a returning user.
2. Click the Vote Button – Click submit in the next window to confirm your vote. 
3. Take Your Opportunity to Get Extra Votes – You can earn extra votes by referring a friend, visiting a sponsor page, or entering your phone number. Each task lets you vote an additional time.
4. See You Again Tomorrow – Vote counters reset at Midnight EST. You can come back every day until voting closes on December 15th, 2024.

What Do You Get Out of the Gundies?

Along with supporting the best practical optics brand and our fellow nominees, you also have the chance to win some cool swag for yourself by voting. Every category sponsor has provided a prize to encourage voting participation, and every vote in the category they sponsor is an entry for that prize, including guns, suppressors, patches, and more. In addition, all votes in every category give you a chance to win a trip to the Gundies in person so you can enjoy the Gundie Awards up close and personally with firearms industry leaders and influencers. 

Vote for Gideon Optics as Your Favorite Emerging Brand

We’re proud of the work we do, and we hope we’ve earned your vote for Emerging Brand of the Year. Your vote gives us a platform to reach more people and helps us make the best optics for everyday gun owners even better. Vote for Gideon Optics today.