SAF VICTORY IN MINNESOTA AS JUDGE ALLOWS CCW FOR YOUNG ADULTS

BELLEVUE, WA – A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday struck down a state restriction limiting handgun carry permits to those over age 21, in a case brought by the Second Amendment Foundation, citing Second Amendment guidelines in last year’s Supreme Court Bruen ruling. The case is known as Worth v. Harrington. SAF is joined […]
SAF FILES RESPONDENT’S BRIEF IN CALIF. GUN OWNER PRIVACY CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a case concerning gun owner privacy in California have filed a respondent’s brief in the ongoing case of Barba v. Bonta, challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law requiring the California Department of Justice (CAL/DOJ) to share extensive personal identifying information of […]
SAF ATTORNEYS FILE REPLY BRIEF IN ILLINOIS GUN, MAGAZINE BAN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in their federal challenge of an Illinois ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity magazines” have filed a reply brief to the defendants’ effort to defend the ban. Joining SAF in this case are the Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition. […]
SAF FILES BRIEF IN CHALLENGE OF HANDGUN SALES BAN TO YOUNG ADULTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners in a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition of handgun sales to young adults have filed an appellant’s brief with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The case is known as Reese v. ATF. Joining SAF are the Louisiana Shooting Association, […]
SAF FILES FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT BRIEF IN VANDERSTOK 80% GUN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed have filed their final summary judgment brief with the federal court in Texas in the case of VanDerStok v. Garland, which challenges the authority of the Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to regulate items that are not firearms, as […]
SAF FILES APPELLANT BRIEF IN CASE AGAINST N.Y. ANTI-CARRY LAW

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a lawsuit challenging New York State’s so-called “Anti-Carry Default” law have filed an appeals court brief in the case with the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, responding to the state’s appeal of its lower court loss. The case is known as […]
FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN VANDERSTOK CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s enforcement of the final rule regarding partially manufactured firearm parts and kits in a case known as VanDerStok v. Garland, which challenged the authority of the Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to […]
PLAINTIFFS FILE MEMO SUPPORTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION IN IL TRANSIT CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – Plaintiffs in a case supported financially by the Second Amendment Foundation challenging a concealed carry ban on Illinois Public Transportation have filed a memorandum supporting their earlier motion for summary judgment in the case. The memorandum was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division. Plaintiffs in […]
SAF FILES REPLY BRIEF IN N.Y. CHURCH GUN BAN CHALLENGE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a reply brief in its federal challenge of New York State’s restrictive gun control law, telling the court there is no historical evidence supporting a ban on firearms in places of worship at the Founding, and as a result, the preliminary injunction granted by the District […]
DEFENDANT IN SAF’s N.Y. CASE AGREES COURT SHOULD GRANT PRELIM. INJUNCTION

BELLEVUE, WA – A defendant in the Second Amendment Foundation’s challenge of New York’s gun control law has filed a brief with the federal appeals court supporting the plaintiffs’ application for a preliminary injunction, a move which SAF’s Alan Gottlieb welcomed as a pleasant surprise. The case is known as Hardaway, Jr. v. Nigrelli. Gottlieb, […]
SAF FILES MEMO SUPPORTING MOTION TO STAY COOK COUNTY GUN BAN LAWSUIT

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a lawsuit challenging a ban on so-called “assault weapons” adopted in Cook County, Illinois in 2006, and revised in 2013, have filed a reply memorandum in support of their earlier motion for a stay in the case while a larger lawsuit challenging […]
RESPONSE BRIEF FILED IN MILLER v. BONTA CALIF. ‘ASSAULT WEAPON’ BAN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in the case of Miller v. Bonta, challenging California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” have filed a responding brief in the case, countering defense arguments and strategies already rejected by federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. “Our reply takes the state to task for […]
SAF FILES FEDERAL CHALLENGE OF ARM BRACE RULE, SEEKS INJUNCTION

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed an amended federal complaint challenging the Biden administration’s new “Arm Brace Rule,” accusing the government of violating the Administrative Procedures Act, the Second Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. Joining SAF in this legal action are Rainier Arms, LLC and two private […]
SAF FILES AMENDED COMPLAINT CHALLENGING NEW JERSEY GUN LAW

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amended complaint in its challenge of New Jersey’s revised gun permit law, adding one plaintiff and expanding its scope on so-called “sensitive places.” The case is now known as Koons v. Platkin. SAF and its lawsuit partners are now joined by plaintiff Gil Tal. Other […]
SAF FILES REPLY BRIEF FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN W. VIRGINIA GUN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a federal case challenging the federal prohibition on handgun sales to young adults ages 18-20, has filed a reply brief supporting their motion for summary judgment in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. SAF is joined by the West Virginia […]
SAF FILES FOR EMERGENCY TRO IN CHALLENGE OF CONN. GUN LAW

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a lawsuit challenging a Connecticut gun control law have filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order because a new rule published by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on firearms designation places thousands of Constitution State citizens in serious […]
SAF FILES FOR INJUNCTION IN ILLINOIS GUN BAN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in its federal court challenge of the recently-signed ban on modern semiautomatic rifles and their ammunition magazines. The case is known as Harrel v. Raoul. Joining SAF are the Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, C4 Gun Store LLC, Marengo […]
WASHINGTON’S FERGUSON JOINS ANTI-GUN-RIGHTS AG’S AMICUS BRIEF

BELLEVUE, WA – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has joined 15 of his anti-Second Amendment Democrat colleagues in an amicus brief to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, asking for a reversal of a district court’s decision to block enforcement of New York’s so-called Concealed Carry Improvement Act. Ferguson joined attorneys general from […]
SAF FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST ILLINOIS GUN BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the recently-signed Illinois gun ban legislation, alleging it to be unconstitutional and asserting the state has criminalized “a common and important means of self-defense.” The case is known as Harrel v. Raoul. Joining SAF in this legal action are the Illinois State […]
SAF FILES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MEMORANDUM IN JONES V. BONTA

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in the long-running California case of Jones v. Bonta have filed a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of a notice of motion, and a motion for a preliminary injunction or alternatively, a motion for summary judgment. The case, filed in 2019, challenges California’s prohibition on firearms to young […]