USCCA TO HOST SATURDAY RECEPTION AT 2017 GUN RIGHTS CONFERENCE

BELLEVUE, WA – The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is hosting a Saturday evening reception during this year’s Gun Rights Policy Conference in Dallas, Texas.

The Gun Rights Policy Conference is an annual event co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.… Read the rest

COURT FORCES SEATTLE TO REVEAL MAJOR ‘GUN TAX’ SHORTFALL

BELLEVUE, WA – Acting in accordance with the order of a King County Superior Court judge, the City of Seattle on Monday afternoon revealed what had been suspected for more than a year, that its revenue from a so-called “gun violence tax” was far below projections when the tax was hastily adopted in 2015, the Second Amendment Foundation has learned.… Read the rest

STATE HIGH COURT RULING ON GUN TAX SHOWS ‘ELECTIONS MATTER,’ SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – The Washington State Supreme Court’s ruling that upholds Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” shows that elections – especially those for state Supreme Court justices – matters now more than ever, the Second Amendment Foundation said.

“The high court’s decision to uphold what clearly appears to us as a violation of Washington’s 34-year-old State Preemption Act is proof positive that the court places political correctness above the rule of law,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY TO GUN OWNERS: ‘AVOID CALIFORNIA!’

BELLEVUE, WA – For the first time in its history, the Second Amendment Foundation today issued a “travel advisory” to firearms owners to avoid going to California, warning law-abiding armed citizens that their civil rights could be in jeopardy due to that state’s restrictive gun control laws.… Read the rest

SAF SUPPORTS LAWSUIT TO NULLIFY COOK COUNTY ‘ASSAULT WEAPON’ BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association are supporting a lawsuit by two Illinois residents seeking a permanent injunction against a ban on so-called “assault weapons” adopted in Cook County more than ten years ago, in a case filed in Cook County Circuit Court.… Read the rest

JUDGE FINDS AGAINST SEATTLE IN PRA CASE FILED BY SAF, MAGAZINE EDITOR

BELLEVUE, WA – A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a firearms magazine editor and the Second Amendment Foundation in a case challenging the City of Seattle’s refusal to disclose “gun violence tax” revenues under the Public Records Act (PRA).… Read the rest

D.C. APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN ‘GOOD REASON’ CCW LAW – SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today won a significant court victory against “good reason” requirements for concealed carry when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of such a requirement in Washington, D.C.… Read the rest

D.C. APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN ‘GOOD REASON’ CCW LAW

The Second Amendment Foundation today won a significant court victory against “good reason” requirements for concealed carry when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of such a requirement in Washington, D.C.… Read the rest

SAF SUES MICHIGAN AGENCY OVER CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST FOSTER PARENTS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit against the head of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on behalf of four Michigan residents, alleging civil rights violations under color of law for enforcing restrictions on the Second Amendment rights of people who want to be foster or adoptive parents.… Read the rest

SCOTUS DENIES REVIEW, ALLOWS SAF’S BINDERUP WIN TO STAND

BELLEVUE, WA – The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to review an important Second Amendment Foundation case involving firearms rights for individuals convicted of certain non-violent misdemeanor crimes.

The decision allows an earlier favorable en banc ruling for SAF by the Third U.S.… Read the rest

SAF RENEWS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT IN SEATTLE PRA LAWSUIT

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and the senior editor of its publication, TheGunMag.com, have filed a renewed motion for summary judgment against the City of Seattle for its refusal to provide specific revenue information on the city’s so-called “gun violence tax.”

“Seattle’s continued refusal to reveal specific revenue data on its so-called ‘gun violence tax’ amounts to the city thumbing its nose at the Public Records Act (PRA),” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.… Read the rest

SAF: SCALISE SHOOTING IS RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC HATE SPEECH

BELLEVUE, WA – Today’s shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA), and others including an aide and two Capitol Police officers is the result of Democratic hate speech toward President Donald Trump and majority Republicans, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

“This hate speech that has been going on since Donald Trump was elected,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF ATTORNEYS FILE BRIEF SUPPORTING TRO, INJUNCTION v. CALIFORNIA MAG BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation, Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Foundation and others have filed a lengthy brief in support of their original motion for a temporary restraining order and issuance of a preliminary injunction against the state’s new ban on so-called “high capacity” magazines.… Read the rest

TRUMP’S FIRST COURT NOMINEES ‘LOOK VERY PROMISING,’ SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – President Donald Trump’s first round of federal court nominees “looks very promising,” and provides strong evidence that the president is determined to fulfill one of his most important campaign pledges, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

“We will fully vet each nominee,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.… Read the rest

SAF, OTHER GROUPS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT v. CAL. MAGAZINE BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation, joined by several other groups and individuals, today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in California, challenging that state’s law prohibiting the possession, use or acquisition of so-called “large capacity magazines,” calling the ban “hopelessly vague and ambiguous.”

Joining SAF are the Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation and six individuals including one retired California peace officer.… Read the rest

SAF, CCRKBA APPLAUD SENATE CONFIRMATION OF NEIL GORSUCH

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applaud the U.S. Senate for confirming Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, thus restoring the high court’s full complement, and maintaining a philosophical balance important to upholding and enforcing the U.S.… Read the rest

PRO-RIGHTS DOCTORS’ GROUP ‘WHITE PAPER’ BACKS HEARING PROTECTION ACT, SAYS SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – A pro-rights doctors’ organization has just released a “White Paper” to educate people about the proposed Hearing Protection Act of 2017, which would make firearms sound suppressors more available to the public, the Second Amendment Foundation noted today.… Read the rest

‘ARMED EVIL ALWAYS BEATS UNARMED INNOCENCE,’ WARNS SAF FOUNDER

BELLEVUE, WA – Wednesday’s horrific terror attack in London that left three people dead, including an unarmed police constable, underscores the dangerously backward logic that leaves British police officers largely unarmed while terrorists and criminals will use whatever weapon they can, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

FEINSTEIN QUOTED SCALIA OUT OF CONTEXT TO PUSH AGENDA

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun Senator Dianne Feinstein quoted the Supreme Court’s 2008 Heller ruling out of context while questioning Judge Neil Gorsuch during this week’s Judiciary Committee hearings in an attempt to legitimize her gun ban agenda, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.… Read the rest

SAF INVITES SUPPORT FROM SEATTLE MEDIA IN P.R.A. LEGAL ACTION

BELLEVUE, WA – Renewed interest by Seattle news outlets in the revenues generated by the City of Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” demonstrates that the media is wondering why the city continues to withhold that information, especially considering an ongoing lawsuit by the Second Amendment Foundation and its publication, TheGunMag.com.… Read the rest