Second Amendment Foundation

NINTH CIRCUIT PANEL STRIKES SEMI-AUTO RIFLE BAN FOR YOUNG ADULTS IN SAF CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – A three-judge panel for the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday struck down a California prohibition on sales of semiautomatic rifles to young adults in the 18-20-year-old range, remanding the case back to the district court for further proceedings in a win for the Second Amendment Foundation. The case is […]
SAF GUN RIGHTS TV AD CAMPAIGN ENTERS 18TH WEEK MAKING BIDEN ‘EAT HIS WORDS’

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is continuing the longest-running pro-gun rights advertising campaign in history, and next week will see the effort expand its footprint to several new cable channels, alerting American gun owners to the serious threat the Biden administration poses to their rights. “SAF is not out of ammunition,” declared SAF […]
SAF FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN HAWAII HANDGUN PERMIT LAW CHALLENGE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Yakutake v. Hawaii, challenging two cumbersome state laws they say are “undermining” Second Amendment rights. Joining SAF in this important brief is the Madison Society Foundation. The brief was prepared by […]
WA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS STATE PREEMPTION IN SAF LAWSUIT v. CITY OF EDMONDS

BELLEVUE, WA – In a unanimous decision today, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation against the City of Edmonds for violating the state’s firearms preemption law, which the Court upheld, have standing to bring the action. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Steven C. […]
PA HOUSE SPEAKER MULLS ALLOWABLE ACTIONS IN SAF COMPLAINT ABOUT AG GUN LAW VIOLATION

BELLEVUE, WA – Pennsylvania State House Speaker Bryan D. Cutler has advised a group of gun rights organizations including the Second Amendment Foundation that he is “reviewing all allowable actions at the disposal of the General Assembly” in reaction to a call for an investigation following what appears to have been a violation of various […]
SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION WELCOMES XINSURANCE AS GOLD CORPORATE SPONSOR

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today welcomes XInsurance as its newest participant in the “Corporate Sponsorship Program” as a Gold Level supporter for 2022. XInsurance has offices in Chicago, Salt Lake City, Philadelphia and Naples, Fla. “We’re grateful and delighted to have this strong support from XInsurance,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice […]
FIFTH CIRCUIT RULES AGAINST NEW JERSEY IN 3-D GUN BAN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed today are celebrating a court victory in a long-running battle to allow online publication of information related to the 3D printing of firearms, thanks to a ruling by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that returns claims against the New Jersey attorney general (NJAG) […]
SAF DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE LAW VIOLATIONS BY NBC NEWS, PENNSYLVANIA AG

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is calling for an investigation of possible gun law violations by NBC News and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office while producing and filming an undercover “hidden camera investigation” at a gun show, focusing on sales of so-called “ghost gun” kits. NBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard took his hidden camera […]
NEW McLAUGHLIN POLL SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR 2A AFTER UKRAINE INVASION

BELLEVUE, WA – A new survey by the nationally-recognized polling firm of McLaughlin & Associates shows strong public support for the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The Second Amendment Foundation commissioned survey said 66.1 percent of the respondents agreed with the statement posed […]
‘GUN RIGHTS DEPEND ON YOU,’ SAYS SAF IN NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has launched a nationwide outreach effort to remind America’s gun owners that “Gun Rights Depend On You,” while urging them to “Demand the Courts Protect the 2A.” The message is already appearing online at the Washington Times, Breitbart, TownHall, Newsmax, BearingArms and Drudge, according to SAF founder and […]
SAF FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN MONTANA CAMPUS CARRY CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the Montana Supreme Court supporting the state’s defense of its statute allowing legally-licensed citizens to carry concealed on grounds controlled by the Montana University System (MUS). The university system Board of Regents sued the state insisting that only it has the authority […]
ANTI-GUN SUPPORT FOR JACKSON NOMINATION TO HIGH COURT RAISES ALARMS, SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – The nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court following the retirement of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer later this year raises alarms, the Second Amendment Foundation said today. “Just the endorsements Judge Jackson’s nomination is receiving should be enough to cause concern,” said SAF founder […]
SAF URGES SUPPORT OF ZBROYA, THE UKRANIAN GUN OWNERS ASSN.

BELLEVUE, WA — “The whole world is watching, but gun owners around the world can actually be helping,” said Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation. “We’re calling on our fellow gun owners and rights activists to support Zbroya, the Ukranian Gun Owners Association (UGOA). UGOA is a member organization […]
SAF, CCRKBA THANK GROUPS FOR AMICUS BRIEF TO OVERTURN MARYLAND GUN BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms are offering sincere thanks to several groups that submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of their challenge of the Maryland ban on semi-auto rifles. The case is known as Bianchi, et al. […]
POLL: PUBLIC WANTS ENFORCEMENT OF CURRENT GUN LAWS, NOT NEW ONES

BELLEVUE, WA – While Joe Biden is pushing for more gun control laws, a new Rasmussen survey shows the majority of Americans think enforcement of existing laws makes more sense, and the Second Amendment Foundation says this reflects the widening chasm between the administration and the public it serves. According to Rasmussen, 63 percent of […]
SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION SUES CAL. TO PROTECT GUN OWNER PRIVACY

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in San Diego County Superior Court against California Attorney General Rob Bonta, challenging the constitutionality of a recently-enacted section of the state Penal Code requiring the state Department of Justice to share private information on millions of gun owners in the state, with the […]
SAF, CCRKBA THANK 25 STATE AGs FOR AMICUS
BRIEF TO SCOTUS BACKING MARYLAND LAWSUIT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today expressed their sincere gratitude to the Attorneys General in 25 states for joining an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting their challenge to a Maryland gun ban law and urging the high court to […]
SAF WINS AGAINST 2 CAL. COUNTIES OVER COVID CLOSURES OF GUN STORES, RANGES

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation scored a double victory in California with a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court panel declaring COVID-19 related shutdowns of gun stores and shooting ranges in Los Angeles and Ventura counties were unconstitutional. The cases are known as McDougall v. Ventura County and Martinez v. Villaneuva. In the McDougall […]
NEW SAF NATIONAL RADIO ADS WARN OF BIDEN’S LOOMING ATTACK ON 2A

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced it is expanding its media effort to warn of President Joe Biden’s looming attack on gun rights to include radio, by airing its information and education messages to ten of the top national talk radio programs in the country. “With virtually every one of his major […]
SAF LAUNCHES HUGE TV EFFORT WARNING OF ‘UNPRECEDENTED ASSAULT’ ON 2A RIGHTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced a huge new TV effort launching the week of Jan. 3 to warn America of a coming attack on Second Amendment rights. SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said the foundation’s message will be broadcast 220 times during the first week on more […]