SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION ADDS THREE NEW TRUSTEES

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has announced three new additions to its Board of Trustees following the 35^th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference.

The three new members are Maj. Gen. Allen Youngman, Jim Irvine and Fredy Riehl. 

Youngman retired in 2003 after 34 years in the military.… Read the rest

‘VIRTUAL’ GUN RIGHTS CONFERENCE BIGGEST IN HISTORY, SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – “It was the biggest gathering of gun rights activists in the world,” said Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, in the aftermath of this weekend’s 35th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, held entirely online for the first time in history.… Read the rest

RECORD-BREAKING PRE-REGISTRATION FOR SEPT. 19-20 GUN RIGHTS CONFERENCE

BELLEVUE, WA – The largest-ever number of Second Amendment activists has pre-registered for this coming weekend’s 35th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which will be held entirely online Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, with more than 120 speakers, including several VIP guests.… Read the rest

BLOOMBERG’S BIG BUCKS FOR FLA. SHOWS BIDEN ‘BOUGHT AND PAID FOR,’ SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – The alarming revelation that anti-gun-rights billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $100 million in Florida to guarantee that important swing state goes to Democrat Joe Biden is proof the former vice president is “bought and paid for,” the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

SAF INVITES GUN OWNERS TO ‘JOIN US ONLINE’ FOR 2020 GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE

BELLEVUE, WA – For the first time in its 35-year history, the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference will be a virtual event held online Sept. 19-20, hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.… Read the rest

SAF EXPANDS ‘2A FIRST RESPONDERS’ TELEVISION ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

BELLEVUE, WA – Thanks to a strong public response, the Second Amendment Foundation announced today it is extending and expanding its “Second Amendment First Responder’ advertising campaign to include new channels next week.

“We’re delighted with the response and it is helping us expand the reach of our project,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF, DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED ASK INJUNCTION AGAINST NJ AG IN 3D CENSORSHIP CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation have moved for an interim injunction pending appeal by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal in the continuing challenge of Grewal’s censorship relating to the publication of information about 3D gun production.… Read the rest

SAF LAUNCHES 2A FIRST RESPONDERS TELEVISION AD CAMPAIGN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has launched an ambitious television advertising campaign promoting its “Second Amendment First Responder” program, promoting gun rights activism as the fall campaign season kicks off.

“Our ad campaign will appear on Fox News, DISH TV, One America News and Newsmax,” said SAF founder and executive vice president Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF JOINS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA DELAYS IN PROCESSING GUN TRANSACTIONS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has joined in a lawsuit challenging California’s use of bureaucracy and the COVID-19 pandemic to undermine and restrict citizens’ access to firearms in violation of the state’s 10-day waiting period law.

SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Foundation, California Gun Rights Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.,… Read the rest

SAF, DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED WIN COURT VICTORY IN 3D GUN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is “subject to the jurisdiction of Texas courts” in a First Amendment case brought by Defense Distributed, a Texas-based firm, and the Second Amendment Foundation.… Read the rest

SAF HAILS COURT RULING IN CAL MAGAZINE LIMIT CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today is hailing a ruling by a three-judge panel in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that held California’s ban on so-called “large-capacity magazines” (LCMs) violates the Second Amendment.

“While this was not our case,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF JOINS AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA AMMO CHECK

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has joined four other gun rights organizations in an amicus brief supporting Olympic gold medalist Kim Rhode in her challenge of California’s onerous background check requirement to purchase ammunition.

SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation, California Gun Rights Foundation and the Madison Society Foundation.… Read the rest

SAF, ISRA FILE FED. LAWSUIT DEMANDING STATE POLICE STOP FOID CARD DELAY

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to force the Illinois State Police (ISP) to comply with the mandated 30-day requirement to issue a Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card if the applicant meets all qualifications.… Read the rest

2020 GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE IS ONLINE EVENT DUE TO COVID-19

BELLEVUE, WA – For the first time in its 35-year-history, the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms will be a virtual online event, due to the current COVID-19 situation.… Read the rest

PAYCHECK PROTECTION FUNDS TO ANTI-GUN-RIGHTS GROUPS AN OUTRAGE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today said the recent revelation that the anti-gun-rights Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence took a federal Paycheck Protection Loan worth up to $1 million, while working to keep gun stores closed is an “outrageous exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent people from exercising their constitutional rights.”… Read the rest

FACING COURT LOSS, DEFENDANTS IN CAL. LAWSUIT SETTLE WITH SAF, PARTNERS

BELLEVUE, WA – Faced with certain loss in court, defendants in a California lawsuit challenging a gun show moratorium at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County have settled with the plaintiffs, including the Second Amendment Foundation and California Rifle & Pistol Association.… Read the rest

STATEMENT FROM ALAN GOTTLIEB, SAF ON SUPREME COURT

The following is a statement from Alan M. Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, on the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to accept a Second Amendment case for review.

“The Supreme Court’s refusal to take a Second Amendment Foundation case falls squarely at the feet of Chief Justice John Roberts.… Read the rest

SAF LAUNCHES GUN RIGHTS EQUALITY PROJECT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced the launch of a new effort to remind America that the right to keep and bear arms is all-inclusive, and that all citizens regardless of race, creed or color should never be denied the exercise of their constitutionally-protected rights.… Read the rest

SAF TEAMS UP WITH ISAA TO SUE IDAHO CITY OVER FIREARMS BAN AT FESTIVAL

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation teamed up the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance to file a lawsuit against the City of Sandpoint, Idaho challenging a ban on the legal carrying of firearms at a public park during an event sponsored by the Festival at Sandpoint, Inc.… Read the rest

SAF SAYS BIDEN, STAFF FUEL GUN SALES BY SUPPORTING RELEASE WITHOUT BAIL

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today said the support Democrat Joe Biden’s staff is showing to violent protesters in Minneapolis by donating to a bail fund is an “outrage,” and it demonstrates why alarmed Americans are buying more guns to protect their homes and businesses.… Read the rest