SAF SUES ILLINOIS AGENCY OVER DAY CARE OPERATORS’ GUN RIGHTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on behalf of two Prairie State residents, alleging deprivation of civil rights under color of law.

Joining in the lawsuit on behalf of individual plaintiffs Jennifer J.… Read the rest

SAF LAWSUIT CHALLENGES GUN BAN IN CHICAGO SUBURB OF DEERFIELD

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit against the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois seeking an injunction against enforcement of the ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity magazines” adopted by the Village Board of Trustees earlier this week.… Read the rest

SAF SAYS ‘GUN CONTROL HYSTERIA’ IS REASON MARCH NICS CHECKS SPIKED

BELLEVUE, WA – A record number of background checks initiated with the National Instant Check System (NICS) for the month of March demonstrates once again that gun control hysteria pushes more Americans to exercise their right to own firearms, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

SAF: SATURDAY MARCHERS SHOULD REMEMBER THAT GUNS SAVE LIVES

BELLEVUE, WA – Participants in Saturday’s planned “March For Our Lives” events around the country should use the opportunity to celebrate the lives of all the survivors of violence who are alive today because they had a firearm with which to fight back, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

SAF TO HELP STUDENTS DEFEND THEIR 1st AMENDMENT RIGHT TO SUPPORT 2nd

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced a project to help students who have been harassed, intimidated or bullied for resisting peer pressure to join the wave of protests against guns and the right to keep and bear arms.… Read the rest

‘SEATTLE GUN TAX REVENUE FALLS, AND FAILS, AGAIN,’ SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA. – Seattle’s “gun violence tax” revenue has once again failed to meet predictions, demonstrating once again that this was really a thinly disguised gun control scheme that was sold to the public as an effort to reduce so-called “gun violence,” the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

SAF REPORTS 1,200% SPIKE IN MEMBERS, DONORS FROM YOUNG ADULTS SINCE FLA.

BELLEVUE, WA – Since the tragic mass shooting at a Florida high school last month resulted in efforts to restrict firearms ownership by young adults, the Second Amendment Foundation has experienced a 1,200 percent increase in the number of 18- to 20-year-olds joining or supporting the organization, SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF, ISRA SUE HOUSING AUTHORITY OVER GUN BAN FOR RESIDENTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association have filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging the East St. Louis Housing Authority’s (ESLHA) ban on firearms possession by residents of government subsidized housing in that community.… Read the rest

‘MEDIA SENSATIONALISM PARTLY TO BLAME FOR SCHOOL SHOOTINGS’ SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – When anti-gunners point fingers of blame for tragic school shootings, there is plenty of room for media sensationalism in that ugly spotlight, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

“The heartbreaking attack on students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida is made even more terrible because the suspect is getting more than his share of fame,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF, COLORADO GROUP FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN MAGAZINE BAN APPEAL

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), joined by the Millennial Policy Center (MPC), has filed an amicus brief in the challenge of Colorado’s ban on so-called “large capacity magazines,” using history, nineteenth century tradition and the Colorado State Constitution to support the challenge.… Read the rest

SCOTUS REVIEW SOUGHT IN CHALLENGE OF ALAMEDA COUNTY GUN STORE BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of an Alameda County, California zoning ordinance that effectively bans gun stores have filed a writ of certiorari seeking review by the Supreme Court of the United States.… Read the rest

DRGO Files Amicus Brief in Duncan (CA) Magazine Ban Case

In response to a brief from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) filed in the Duncan v. Bercerra case, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO) has submitted an amicus brief to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.… Read the rest

SAF AMENDS CHALLENGE TO CAL. ‘ASSAULT WEAPON’ REGS, SEEKS INJUNCTION

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge to the California Department of Justice regulations on so-called “assault weapons” have filed an amended complaint in the case, and are also seeking an injunction against the new regulations.… Read the rest

SAF, CALGUNS SEEK SUPREME COURT REVERSAL OF 9TH CIRCUIT RULING

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and Calguns Foundation have filed a brief seeking U.S. Supreme Court review and ultimate reversal of a ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in their long-running challenge of California’s waiting period requirement on additional firearm transactions for people who already own guns.… Read the rest

SAF FILES CHALLENGE TO CALIFORNIA ‘ASSAULT WEAPONS’ REGULATIONS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the State of California challenging the newest regulations on so-called “assault weapons” and alleging that, as promulgated, they violate the state Administrative Procedures Act. The suit is Holt et.… Read the rest

‘SECOND AMENDMENT ENABLED ARMED CITIZEN TO INTERVENE IN TEXAS,’ SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – For the third time, a legally-armed private citizen has intervened in a church shooting, once again underscoring the importance of the right to keep and bear arms, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

Sunday’s tragic mass shooting might have been even worse, according to some officials, had not an armed “good Samaritan” fired at mass shooter Devin Patrick Kelley.… Read the rest

SAF CONDEMNS ANTI-GUN HYPOCRISY AFTER NEW YORK CITY CARNAGE

BELLEVUE, WA – With at least eight people dead and more injured in a truck attack in New York City, the Second Amendment Foundation today condemned the hypocrisy of anti-gunners for remaining silent because the suspect did not use a firearm to create mayhem.… Read the rest

JOINT STATEMENT FROM SAF, CCRKBA ON ‘BUMP STOCKS’

BELLEVUE, WA – In response to the senseless attack in Las Vegas, the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms have issued the following statement:

“The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms support a productive dialogue concerning “bump stocks,” National Concealed Carry Reciprocity and the proposed Hearing Protection Act.… Read the rest

FEARING LOSS, DISTRICT DECLINES TO TAKE WRENN CCW CASE TO SUPREMES

BELLEVUE, WA – Apparently fearing a devastating loss that could crush arbitrary concealed carry laws in a handful of states, the District of Columbia has declined to appeal its loss of a concealed carry case that struck down its “needs based” permit requirement, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) learned today.… Read the rest

D.C. COURT OF APPEALS DENIES EN BANC HEARING ON WRENN, A MAJOR WIN FOR SAF

BELLEVUE, WA — The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has turned down a request from the city for an en banc hearing on the concealed carry case of Wrenn v. District of Columbia, amounting to a strategic win for the Second Amendment Foundation.… Read the rest