DISTRICT DROPS APPEAL OF SAF CONCEALED CARRY VICTORY

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation will continue fighting the District of Columbia’s new concealed carry law, while notching a small victory with today’s decision by the city to drop its appeal of SAF’s victory in the Palmer case that forced the city to adopt a carry permitting structure.… Read the rest

CROSSBREED HOLSTERS 2015 BRONZE SPONSOR OF SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – Today, the Second Amendment Foundation announced that Crossbreed Holsters, LLC is supporting SAF in 2015 as a Bronze Level Corporate Sponsor.

Crossbreed Holsters’ generosity serves as vital backing for the Foundation in its’ mission to protect and restore the right to keep and bear arms.… Read the rest

VICTORY! ATF PULLS PROPOSED AMMO BAN, BUT FIGHT NOT OVER, SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – While overwhelming public pressure has suddenly caused the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to postpone action on a proposed ban on M855 ammunition for modern sport-utility rifles, the Second Amendment Foundation said the battle is not over in defense of firearms rights.… Read the rest

SAF LAUNCHES NATIONAL MEDIA EFFORT TO BATTLE OBAMA GUN CONTROL

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today launched a nationwide television and radio effort to prevent President Barack Obama from using executive action to erode the right to keep and bear arms, which is the embodiment of a current plan by his Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to ban ammunition for the most popular firearm in America today.… Read the rest

SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION WELCOMES RETURN OF DILLON AS 2015 BRONZE SPONSOR

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced Dillon Precision, Inc. returns in 2015 as a Bronze Level Sponsor of the Second Amendment Foundation.

Dillon’s support provides critical support to the Second Amendment Foundation’s programs of education and legal action that include the Legal Preemption Project, the Gun Rights Policy Conference, TheGunMag.com… Read the rest

SAF AUTHORIZES COURT ACTION IF .223 AMMO BAN IS IMPLEMENTED

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has authorized court action if the proposed ban on .223-caliber ammunition is implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the foundation’s general counsel has warned in a letter to BATFE Director B.… Read the rest

SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION WELCOMES RETURN OF DILLON AS 2015 BRONZE SPONSOR

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced Dillon Precision, Inc. returns in 2015 as a Bronze Level Sponsor of the Second Amendment Foundation.

Dillon’s support provides critical support to the Second Amendment Foundation’s programs of education and legal action that include the Legal Preemption Project, the Gun Rights Policy Conference, TheGunMag.com… Read the rest

SAF FUNDS CHALLENGE TO NEW JERSEY CARRY LAW

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation confirmed today that it is financially backing the legal challenge to New Jersey carry laws by Israel Albert Almeida, the Andover man who is battling to obtain a concealed carry permit for personal protection.… Read the rest

SAF VICTORY AGAIN SHOWS GUN RIGHTS RESTORATION POSSIBLE

BELLEVUE, WA — The Second Amendment Foundation has once again funded and won a small but significant federal court victory in a Pennsylvania case in which a federal judge ruled that a man convicted of a misdemeanor crime several years ago, but who has demonstrated that he “would present no more threat to the community” than an average law-abiding citizen, may not lose his Second Amendment rights under a federal gun control statute known as 922(g)(1).… Read the rest

SAF SUES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER ‘GOOD REASON’ CCW REQUIREMENT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the District of Columbia’s highly restrictive concealed carry permit requirement that applicants provide a “good reason” before such a permit is issued, which violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.… Read the rest

SECOND AMENDMENT ARMORY ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL ON LINE STORE FOR SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION

Ft. Collins, CO – The Second Amendment Armory LLC proudly announced the grand opening of their new we store: www.the2ndamendmentarmory.com today – the Official Store, and a Bronze Level sponsor of the Second Amendment Foundation.

Each purchase through the Second Amendment Armory site supports the efforts of the Second Amendment Foundation to protect and restore our Second Amendment Rights – the right to keep and bear arms.… Read the rest

“1ST NATIONAL RESERVE” JOINS SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION AS 2015 GOLD SPONSOR

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation announced today that 1st National Reserve joins with the Second Amendment Foundation as a Gold level Sponsor in the fight to restore and protect the right of law-abiding individuals to keep and bear arms.… Read the rest

SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION LAUNCHES FIREARMS TRAINING DIVISION

BELLEVUE, WA – Following a year of organization, the Second Amendment Foundation Training Division (SAFTD) has embarked on the development of a program specifically directed at training the new and inexperienced shooters in the defensive use of pistols, shotguns and carbines.… Read the rest

SAF SPEARHEADS FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST I-594

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Tacoma, seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of portions of Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure that took effect Dec. 4, alleging that “portions of I-594…are so vague that a person of ordinary intelligence cannot understand their scope,” and that other parts violate the Second Amendment outright.… Read the rest

SAF LAUNCHES MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST POSSIBLE OBAMA ARMS TREATY EXECUTIVE ORDER

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today launched a national media campaign and petition effort to head off a possible executive order by President Barack Obama to implement the United Nations small arms treaty.

The media campaign and petition threaten legal action if the president tries to circumvent the U.S.… Read the rest

SAF COMPELS UTAH CITY TO ROLL BACK GUN LAWS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has once again compelled another city to roll back firearms regulations that run afoul of state law and the Constitution, this time in Park City, Utah.

“We’re delighted that officials in Park City unanimously approved repealing the conflicting regulations,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.… Read the rest

SAF SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA DEALER LAWSUIT v. KAMALA HARRIS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has joined the Calguns Foundation and California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees in support of a lawsuit filed today by four California gun dealers against State Attorney General Kamala Harris, alleging a violation of their First Amendment rights.… Read the rest

FEDERAL JUDGE DENIES DISTRICT MOTION TO RECONSIDER PALMER RULING

BELLEVUE, WA – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a motion by the District to reconsider its ruling in the case of Palmer v. District of Columbia, a Second Amendment Foundation case that nullified the city’s ban on carrying firearms outside of the home.… Read the rest

SAF FIGHTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SELF- DEFENSE RIGHTS AT UNITED NATIONS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today offered testimony before the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the right of individual self-defense, especially for women in developing countries.

Speaking for SAF was Operations Director Julianne Versnel, who told the panel, “The United Nations recognizes the right of governments to defend themselves, and to possess the means of doing so.… Read the rest

SAF SUES ILLINOIS OVER RESTRICTIVE CCW RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Illinois, challenging that state’s concealed carry statute that restricts otherwise qualified non-residents the rights and privileges of carrying concealed firearms based solely on their state of residence.… Read the rest