SAF WARNS BIDEN ADMIN: ‘STEP OVER YOUR LEGAL AUTHORITY, WE’LL SUE’

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today warned the Biden Administration that if it steps over its legal authority with any executive action or order regarding the constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms, legal action is a certainty.

President Joe Biden has announced what an administration official calls “an initial set of actions” on gun control that include both executive and legislative action.… Read the rest

SCOTUS DENIES REVIEW TO NJ AG IN SAF-DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition for certiorari from New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal in his effort to escape the jurisdiction of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the ongoing First Amendment case brought by Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation.… Read the rest

GUN RIGHTS GROUPS MOBILIZE TO FIGHT BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS

BELLEVUE, WA – Two national gun rights organizations are mobilizing to fight back against threats from the Joe Biden administration and Capitol Hill Democrats to impose extremist gun control measures in the wake of two tragic shootings that would not have been prevented by any of the restrictions now being proposed.… Read the rest

SAF, PARTNERS CHALLENGE NJ GUNLAWS WITH FEDERAL LAWSUIT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s restrictive gun laws, alleging in a 28-page complaint that “New Jersey laws…unconstitutionally restrict the acquisition of firearms.”

SAF is joined by the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc.,… Read the rest

CALIFORNIA FORCED TO COMPLY IN SHARP v. BECERRA RIFLE REGISTRATION CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – After two years of litigation over a botched computer program to register so-called “assault weapons” in California, a settlement has been reached between the state and all parties involved, the Second Amendment Foundation revealed today.

The case is known as Sharp v.… Read the rest

SAF APPLAUDS COLORADO JUDGE’S RULING STRIKING DOWN BOULDER GUN BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is applauding a ruling by a Boulder, Colorado District Judge striking down a Boulder city ordinance that outlawed possession, sale or transfer of semi-automatic sporting rifles and magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.… Read the rest

SAF SUES ILLINOIS STATE POLICE FOR FAILURE TO PROCESS CCL APPLICATIONS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit today against the head of the Illinois State Police and the agency’s Firearms Services Bureau chief, alleging they have allowed the agency to indefinitely deny state residents their right to carry by failing to process Concealed Carry Licenses in violation of state law.… Read the rest

WA APPEALS COURT UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS PREEMPTION IN SAF LAWSUIT

BELLEVUE, WA – A Washington State Appeals Court panel has unanimously held that a so-called “safe storage” ordinance adopted by the City of Edmonds and challenged by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens violates the state’s 36-year-old model preemption law.… Read the rest

FEDERAL COURT ALLOWS DAMAGE CLAIMS TO PROCEED IN N.C. PERMIT CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – A U.S. District Court Judge in North Carolina has ruled that plaintiffs in a case challenging last year’s “temporary suspension” of accepting and processing pistol purchase permits allegedly due to the COVID-19 outbreak and state of emergency declared by Gov.… Read the rest

SAF ‘2A FIRST RESPONDER’ TV CAMPAIGN ADDS 7TH WEEK AND MORE NETWORKS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation’s well-received “2nd Amendment First Responder” campaign has been extended for an unprecedented seventh week, with our 60-second message scheduled to appear 89 more times, and more networks have been added to reach an even wider audience.… Read the rest

DANIEL DEFENSE FIRST GOLD LEVEL CORPORATE SPONSOR FOR SAF IN 2021

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation announced today that Daniel Defense has joined SAF’s ‘Corporate Sponsorship Program’ as the first Gold level supporter for 2021.

“We’re honored to have the support of Daniel Defense and CEO Marty Daniel as we head into what promises to be a challenging year,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF EXPANDS GUN RIGHTS TV BLITZ FOR RECORD 6TH WEEK

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today confirmed it will extend and expand its “2nd Amendment First Responder” campaign for a record-breaking sixth week, beginning Monday, Feb. 15.

“The public response to our 60-second message has been simply phenomenal,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF’S TV CAMPAIGN GROWS SECOND AMENDMENT MOVEMENT

BELLEVUE, WA – The wildly successful “2nd Amendment First Responder” campaign launched by the Second Amendment Foundation will continue into a fifth straight week with 80 one-minute spots appearing on more than a dozen national television networks beginning Feb. 8.

“By the end of next week,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF FILES AMICUS OPPOSING FORCED ATF ADOPTION OF EXTREME GUN DEFINITION

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed an amicus brief in a federal case that is trying to force the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to define certain firearms components as “firearms.”

“Forcing ATF to adopt the new approach to classification of certain gun components that the plaintiffs in this case are demanding would greatly expand ATF authority beyond the 1968 Gun Control Act,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

DEMOCRAT THREAT FUELS MOMENTUM AS SAF EXPANDS 2A OUTREACH EFFORT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation announced today that thanks to continued overwhelming positive reaction to our “2^nd Amendment First Responder” project, we have extended our national television campaign for a fourth consecutive week, scheduling 69 more spots on more than a dozen networks.… Read the rest

SAF’S NATIONWIDE TV CAMPAIGN EXTENDED FOR THIRD WEEK

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation announced this morning it is extending its hugely successful television campaign promoting the “2nd Amendment First Responder” project for a third week, according to SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb.

“Public reception has been gratifying,” Gottlieb said.… Read the rest

SAF SUES BATFE OVER ARM BRACE APA VIOLATIONS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Department of Justice, alleging violations of the Administrative Procedures Act relating to its flip-flop regulation of arm braces on semiautomatic pistols.… Read the rest

RESPONSE TO SAF’S NATIONWIDE 2A CAMPAIGN HUGE EXTENDED 2ND WEEK

BELLEVUE, WA – Public response to the Second Amendment Foundation’s nationwide television advertising campaign has been so positive, the organization announced today it will extend and expand the campaign for another week.

SAF’s one-minute recruiting message for the “2nd Amendment First Responder” project has run 40 times on nearly a dozen networks, and during the second week, SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

BIDEN’S TWEET WAS ATTACK ON ALL GUN OWNERS; SAF’S PROGRAM FIGHTS BACK

BELLEVUE, WA – Joe Biden’s Twitter message to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords may read like a threat against one gun rights organization, but it is really an attack on every gun owner in the nation, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

SAF LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TV CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT 2A FROM BIDEN-HARRIS

BELLEVUE, WA – Next week, the Second Amendment Foundation is launching a new nationwide TV campaign to protect the Second Amendment by joining SAF’s popular “2nd Amendment First Responder” program.

The 2nd Amendment First Responder project has brought tens of thousands of gun rights activists to the front lines in what promises to be a battle royal over the right to keep and bear arms.… Read the rest