Second Amendment Foundation

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 […]
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.” Judge Julius N. Richardson, writing for the majority, observed, “Looking through this […]
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. “Why are the gun prohibition lobby and their bought and […]
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. Patterson, formerly Executive Director of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. The lawsuit was filed in U.S District Court for the District […]
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. SAF was joined in this action […]
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. Joining SAF are the Illinois State Rifle Association, […]
NEW SAF NATIONAL TV AD CAMPAIGN RIPS BIDEN’S ‘GUN RIGHTS ERADICATION’ PROGRAM

BELLEVUE, WA – “Joe Biden is accelerating his attack on guns by nominating an anti-gun-rights activist to be the next ATF czar, through executive orders, and Congressional legislation,” the Second Amendment Foundation declared as it prepares to launch a new national television advertising campaign to alert the public. The new 60-second message will be broadcast […]
SAF, CCRKBA DOUBLING DOWN ON TV CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT 2A RIGHTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today announced new momentum in their combined efforts to educate the American public about the ongoing efforts by the anti-gun Biden-Harris administration and their colleagues in Congress to erode gun rights and discourage gun ownership. “Next week, […]
NINTH CIRCUIT VACATES INJUNCTION IN 3-D PRINTING CASE, TELLS LOWER COURT TO DISMISS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is applauding the Ninth U.S. District Court of Appeals for its decision to vacate an injunction obtained earlier in a lawsuit filed by 22 state attorneys general and the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, against an agreement between the State and Commerce departments and SAF and […]
FED. JUDGE RULES CAL’S ‘3-TO-1’ HANDGUN LAW PROVISION MAY VIOLATE 2A

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is applauding a ruling by a federal judge in Southern California that a provision in the state’s new handgun roster law, requiring the removal of three handguns already on the roster that can be sold, to make room for each new handgun added to the list may violate […]
ILL. JUDGE RULES FOID CARD REQUIREMENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR GUNS IN HOME

BELLEVUE, WA – An Illinois Circuit Court Judge in White County has ruled the requirement for possessing a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card to possess a gun in the home is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The case is known as Illinois v. Vivian Claudine Brown. Her case is supported by the Second Amendment Foundation and […]
SAF HAILS HIGH COURT ACCEPTANCE OF NEW YORK SECOND AMENDMENT CASE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today is hailing the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a Second Amendment right-to-carry case challenging New York State’s restrictive gun control law, declaring that a favorable ruling in this case will almost certainly impact challenges to similar laws in other states, which SAF and others […]
SILENCER SHOP BECOMES GOLD SPONSOR FOR SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION

BELLEVUE, WA – Silencer Shop of Austin, Texas has joined the Second Amendment Foundation’s “Corporate Sponsorship Program” as a Gold Level supporter for 2021. “It’s a great honor for us to have Silencer Shop’s support,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The enthusiasm for our work from Silencer Shop CEO Dave […]
SAF FILES FEDERAL CHALLENGE TO RESTRICTIVE PENNSYLVANIA CARRY LAW

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging that state’s “laws, regulations, policies, and enforcement practices” relating to the rights of citizens wanting to bear loaded handguns outside the home, and the case involves two plaintiffs whose rights SAF was instrumental in restoring in a previous federal case. Joining SAF […]
SAF CALLS DEMOCRAT ATTEMPT TO PACK SUPREME COURT ‘AN OUTRAGE’

BELLEVUE, WA – The proposal by four anti-gun Capitol Hill Democrats to pack the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four positions is “an outrage” and an attempt to prevent the high court from accepting cases and handing down rulings favorable to the right to keep and bear arms, the Second Amendment Foundation said today. Massachusetts […]
NEW McLAUGHLIN POLL SHOWS MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR 2A, FOCUS ON CURRENT LAWS

BELLEVUE, WA – A new survey by McLaughlin & Associates, a nationally-recognized polling firm based in Blauvelt, N.Y., shows overwhelming public support for the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, and a clear majority belief that more gun control laws would not have prevented recent mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado. According to […]
SAF HIRES LEE WILLIAMS, THE ‘GUN WRITER,’ TO LEAD INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today announced that award-winning investigative reporter and editor Lee Williams has been chosen to serve as chief editor of SAF’s Investigative Journalism Project. “Lee has unique skills as an editor, investigative reporter and as a guardian of the Second Amendment,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan […]