SAF SAYS GUN OWNERS SHOULD CELEBRATE BROWNELLS’ ‘NAT’L 2A DAY’

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is encouraging American gun owners to celebrate the second annual “National 2nd Amendment Day” established by Brownells, the world-famous catalog sources for guns, gun parts, accessories, gunsmithing tools and more, on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at participating gun ranges. According to Brownells, participating gun ranges include all Range […]
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 […]
MANTICORE ARMS BECOMES SAF BRONZE CORPORATE SPONSOR

BELLEVUE, WA – Manticore Arms of Elburn, Ill., has become the latest bronze level corporate sponsor of the Second Amendment Foundation, helping the national gun rights organization continue its education and litigation efforts on behalf of the right to keep and bear arms. Manticore Arms is a design firm specializing in OEM design and aftermarket […]
SAF LAUNCHES 2023 GUN RIGHTS TV AD CAMPAIGN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation’s is poised to launch its 2023 television advertising campaign, reminding millions of viewers across the country about Joe Biden’s continuing efforts to ban guns and turn the right to keep and bear arms into a government-regulated privilege. “SAF is returning to the airwaves following a brief hiatus,” SAF […]
‘JUDGE SHOPPING’ BY ILLINOIS IN GUN BAN CASES BACKFIRES

BELLEVUE, WA – What appears to have been a blatant effort by the State of Illinois to go “judge shopping” to transfer several federal lawsuits challenging the new state law banning so-called “assault weapons” and their magazines has backfired, the Second Amendment Foundation said today. “Our lawsuit and others have actually all been transferred to […]
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 […]
HENRY REPEATING ARMS PRESENTS $25K TO SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION

BELLEVUE, WA – Henry Repeating Arms chose the backdrop of the 2023 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show to present a check for $25,000 to the Second Amendment Foundation, making the company a “Gold Sponsor” of the gun rights organization. On hand to receive the check were SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan […]
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 […]
SAF RIPS ATF ‘FINAL RULE’ ON ARM
BRACES, LAWSUIT WILL MOVE FORWARD

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today accused the Biden administration of “once again trying to trample the rights of gun owners” by allowing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to adopt a “final rule” on arm braces for modern semiautomatic pistols. While the definition of a rifle in federal law should be clear, […]
SAF BRIEFS SUPPORT SUMMARY JUDGEMENT, INJUNCTION MOTIONS IN ATF LAWSUIT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed today filed briefs in federal court in Texas supporting their motions for a preliminary injunction and summary judgment in VanDerStok v. Garland which challenges the ATF’s final rule on unfinished gun receivers and parts kits. The brief supporting SSAF’s summary judgment motion may be read […]
SAF FILES FEDERAL SUIT AGAINST DELAWARE MAGAZINE BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the magazine ban adopted by the State of Delaware in June 2022, alleging the ban to be unconstitutional under the Second and Fourteenth amendments. The case is known as Graham v. Jennings. SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition and two […]
NOISEFIGHTERS JOINS SAF TEAM AS SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR

BELLEVUE, WA – Noisefighters, the Michigan-based company that manufactures gel-filled ear pads for shooting earmuffs and lightweight mounting hardware for night vision goggles, has become a Silver-level sponsor of the Second Amendment Foundation for 2023. The company is owned and operated by Neal Brace, a service-disabled Marine Corps combat veteran. In business since 2017, Noisefighters […]
SAF FILES AMICUS BRIEFS IN FEDERAL CASES CHALLENGING GUN BAN FOR PRETRIAL RELEASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed amicus briefs in two cases challenging the authority of a federal district court in California to impose a ban on firearm possession as a condition of pretrial release. Joining SAF in both briefs are the Firearms Policy Coalition, FPC Action Foundation, Second Amendment Law Center, California […]
FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS TRO IN SAF CHALLENGE OF NEW JERSEY GUN LAW

BELLEVUE, WA – A federal judge in New Jersey has granted a temporary restraining order in a case brought by the Second Amendment Foundation and several co-plaintiffs in a challenge of that state’s new gun control law which criminalizes carry in a vastly expanded set of “sensitive areas.” U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in […]
SAF FILES BRIEF FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN ILLINOIS GUN CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its allies have filed a brief supporting their earlier motion for summary judgment in a federal challenge of Illinois’ ban on concealed carry by young adults in a case known as Meyer v. Raoul. The brief was filed today in U.S. District Court for the […]
J. PIERCE SHIELDS JOINS SAF AS NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced that J. Pierce Shields, a seasoned tax attorney, banker, and national-scale fundraiser, has joined the staff as National Director of Advancement. Shields comes to the Foundation with a strong background that includes four years overseeing a major bank’s trust and private wealth department and almost a […]