SAF VICTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA GUN RANGE BAN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction in a case involving zoning restrictions designed to ban a gun range in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania, the Second Amendment Foundation announced.

The case is known as Drummond LLC v. Robinson Township.… Read the rest

SAF IN FEDERAL COURT CHALLENGE OF CALIF. GUN SHOW PROHIBITION

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and two California gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s restrictive regulatory scheme covering the sale of firearms and ammunition as it applies to gun show operations in the state.… Read the rest

SAF FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGES NEW YORK’S STUN GUN, TAZER BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York state and municipal laws prohibiting private citizens from possessing and using stun guns and tasers, noting in its complaint, “Most courts have found that bans on stun guns and tasers violate the Second Amendment and are unconstitutional.”… Read the rest

NEW SAF TV AD: ‘IF BIDEN CAN FORCE NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM, HE CAN TAKE YOUR GUNS’

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has launched a powerful new message to gun owners across the country, warning them, “If Joe Biden can force a needle in your arm, he can take your gun.”

The 60-second TV message includes a clip of Biden telling America, “This is not about freedom or personal choice” in his push for all Americans to get vaccinated, even if they have personal, religious or health concerns.… Read the rest

DOJ Asks More Time to Process Over 211K Comments on Proposed Arm Brace Rule

Nine months after the Second Amendment Foundation sued the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in federal court over ATF’s flip on how it regulates stabilizing braces on pistols, the DOJ and SAF jointly asked for a continuation of a stay in the legal action to allow processing of more than 211,000 public comments on a proposed rule on “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces.”… Read the rest

SAF INVITES GUN OWNERS TO ‘JOIN US ONLINE’ FOR 2021 GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation invites run rights activists across the country to participate in the 36^th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, will once again be a virtual event held online Sept.… Read the rest

CAL. DOJ TO RE-OPEN ‘GUN REGISTRATION WINDOW’ BY COURT ORDER IN SAF CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The California Department of Justice has announced the dates when it will re-open registration of so-called “assault weapons” required by a federal court as a result of the successful Second Amendment Foundation lawsuit in the case of Sharp v.… Read the rest

SAF CHALLENGES ‘ASSAULT WEAPON’ BAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois challenging a prohibition in Cook County against the possession, acquisition, gifting, transfer or carrying of so-called “assault weapons.” The case is known as Viramontes v.… Read the rest

ATF COMMENT DEADLINE LOOMS ON STABILIZING BRACE RULE, SAF OFFERS STRATEGY

BELLEVUE, WA – As the Sept. 8 deadline looms for public comment on the proposed rule change regarding handgun stabilizing arm braces, the Second Amendment Foundation has launched an ambitious effort to encourage and guide gun owners to submit comments to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.… Read the rest

FEDERAL APPEALS COURT VICTORY FOR SAF IN PENNSYLVANIA GUN RANGE CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is celebrating a victory in Pennsylvania involving a long-existing gun club in the Pittsburgh area, as a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has unanimously remanded the case back to the lower court for a second time.… Read the rest

SAF ANNOUNCES NEW TV CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT BIDEN’S GUN BAN SCHEME

BELLEVUE, WA – “Joe Biden is no longer hiding his real intentions,” to ban semiautomatic rifles and handguns, the Second Amendment Foundation says in a new 60-second TV message that will be broadcast on nearly two dozen cable networks nationwide beginning next week.… Read the rest

SAF FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN NEW YORK RIGHT-TO-CARRY SUPREME COURT CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed an important amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a challenge of New York State’s restrictive concealed carry permitting scheme by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association.

SAF is joined in this “friend of the court” brief by several organizations including the New Jersey Second Amendment Society, Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Connecticut Citizens Defense League, Illinois State Rifle Association, Florida Carry, Inc.,… Read the rest

SAF HAILS ‘MONUMENTAL VICTORY’ FOR GUN RIGHTS IN 4TH CIRCUIT RULING

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation said this week’s ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals declaring the ban on handgun sales to young adults in the 18-20-year age group to be unconstitutional is a “monumental victory for Second Amendment rights.”… Read the rest

SAF: ‘MEDIA BIAS IGNORES POSITIVE SELF-DEFENSE STORIES INVOLVING GUNS’

BELLEVUE, WA – While the legacy media is quick to sensationalize every incident involving misuse of firearms, they just as quickly downplay or completely dismiss reports of lawful self-defense with firearms, and the Second Amendment Foundation is openly challenging the establishment press to explain why.… Read the rest

RICK PATTERSON JOINS SAF AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today announced that industry veteran Rick Patterson has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.

His job will be to build partnerships between SAF and industry to help each achieve their goals. … Read the rest

SAF ANNOUNCES NEWEST SILVER CORPORATE SPONSOR: LUTH-AR

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is pleased to announce that Luth-AR, LLC, founded by Randy Luth and based in Buffalo, Minn. is the gun rights organization’s newest Silver Corporate sponsor.

“We are delighted and honored that Luth-AR is participating in our ‘Corporate Sponsorship Program’ and especially the enthusiasm Randy Luth is showing for our work,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF, CCRKBA EXPAND LONGEST-RUNNING PRO-GUN RIGHTS AD CAMPAIGNS

EFFORT TARGETS BIDEN-HARRIS GUN GRAB SCHEME

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms announced today that next week they will continue an ambitious television advertising campaign on more than 20 cable networks, with 143 spots divided between the two gun rights organizations, alerting America to the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to “eradicate” the Second Amendment.… Read the rest

SAF FILES FEDERAL CHALLENGE TO MINN. BAN ON CCW BY YOUNG ADULTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota, challenging that state’s ban on concealed carry by young adults between the ages of 18 and 21, alleging the ban violates the Second and 14th Amendment rights of those citizens.… Read the rest

SAF COURT VICTORY: JUDGE SAYS CAL. ‘ASSAULT WEAPON BAN’ UNCONSTITUTIONAL

BELLEVUE, WA — The Second Amendment Foundation has won a significant court ruling in the case of Miller v. Bonta, which challenged the constitutionality of California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” with U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez declaring the state’s statutes regarding such firearms to be unconstitutional.… Read the rest

SAF FILES FEDERAL CHALLENGE TO ILL. CARRY BAN FOR YOUNG ADULTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Illinois, challenging the state’s ban on concealed carry by young adults between the ages of 18 and 21, alleging the ban violates the Second and 14th Amendment rights of those citizens.… Read the rest