OHIO GUN LAW CHALLENGED IN COURT TODAY

Cincinnati, Ohio: The Second Amendment Foundation, along with Ohio citizens, filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against the law prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms. The suit alleges that current law violates numerous federal and state constitutional protections.

“It is blatantly unfair to have a law where nobody knows whether he or she is complying with the law, or in violation of the law,” stated Alan Gottlieb, SAF founder.… Read the rest

LEADING GUN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS UPON ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE CONSPIRACY BY MAYORS AGAINST FIREARMS INDUSTRY

One of the nation’s leading firearms civil rights advocates today called upon the U.S. Justice Department and attorneys general in Connecticut, New York and Maryland, to investigate an “obvious conspiracy” involving mayors in 28 major U.S. cities and an attorney with the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence to bankrupt the firearms industry.… Read the rest

BOYCOTT OF CITIBANK/CITIGROUP SUCCESSFUL BY GUN OWNER GROUP

Citibank, a member of CitiGroup, has agreed to drop its biased policy of refusing accounts of lawful firearms businesses in response to the Second Amendment Foundation’s boycott. Citibank will now treat “small firearms businesses” the same as other businesses “using the same standards” according to a Citibank media statement.… Read the rest

CITIBANK/CITIGROUP FACES NATIONAL BOYCOTT BY GUN OWNER GROUP

In response to Citibank’s refusal to accept accounts of lawful firearms businesses, the Second Amendment Foundation has called for a nationwide boycott of Citibank and all other members of the CitiGroup Conglomerate.

“Let’s make ourselves heard as a unified voice to protect free enterprise and our basic civil rights!… Read the rest

CANNON SAFES ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR SAF LAWSUIT AGAINST ANTI-GUN MAYORS

Cannon Safes renewed its commitment to protecting and supporting Second Amendment rights by reserving $25 from each sale of Cannon’s model 25 S.A.R. safes beginning January 15th to help defeat the anti-gun Mayors in court. The money will be donated to the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) legal fund for their landmark lawsuit against the U.S.… Read the rest

CINCINNATI GUN LAWSUIT DISMISSED AGAINST GUN MANUFACTURERS

The city of Cincinnati earns the dubious distinction of being the first city to fail in a frivolous lawsuit against firearm manufacturers, distributors and trade associations. The court firmly held that the lawsuit was both vague and unsupported by legal precedent.… Read the rest

OP-ED BY ALAN GOTTLIEB: GUNS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM

By Alan Gottlieb

The anti-gun media elite just don’t get it. The problem isn’t repeating rifles. The problem is repeating criminals. To focus on so-called “assault firearms” is a diversion we can ill afford.

Anti-Semitic racist hatemonger Buford Furrow was arrested and convicted of second-degree assault with a knife in Washington state.… Read the rest

GOTTLIEB BLASTS BRADYS FOR INCITING VIOLENCE

The New York-based gun control group, PAX, which lists Sarah and James Brady among its advisors and co-sponsored Woodstock ’99, helped to incite the concert’s violent ending.

PAX, which is Latin for peace, handed out candles for an anti-gun protest. Fires started by concert-goers wielding the lit candles turned the rock concert into a massive inferno, forcing concert staff to jump from seven story towers set ablaze.… Read the rest

SAF ANNOUNCES FIRST LETHAL FORCE INSTITUTE CONCEALED CARRY SEMINAR!

Renowned instructor and Second Amendment Foundation Trustee Massad Ayoob will be teaching his intense two-day classroom seminar on the JUDICIOUS USE OF DEADLY FORCE which will be held immediately following the Gun Rights Policy Conference on September 20 & 21st in St.… Read the rest

WOMEN WOULD BREAK GUN CARRY BAN WHEN NECESSARY

In a voluntary poll of its readers conducted for its tenth anniversary, Women & Guns magazine found its readership skewing above the median in educational and economic categories, well-versed in firearms training and safety, but nevertheless willing to break gun laws if they felt personally threatened.… Read the rest

MAYORS FACE LAWSUIT BY GUN OWNER GROUP

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), a gun owner advocacy and educational organization, notified the US Conference of Mayors in a faxed letter dated Dec. 8 that it plans to sponsor a “damage action” against the cities of Chicago and New Orleans for conspiracy to violate civil rights, abuse of process and undue burden on interstate commerce.… Read the rest

GUN RIGHTS POLICY CONFERENCE AIMS FOR “GRASSROOTS VICTORY!”

National gun rights leaders will be joining with hundreds of local activists for the 1998 Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC). This year’s FREE conference will highlight lessons learned from recent court and legislative battles and provide gun owners with necessary skills to defend themselves and their heritage against hysterical anti-gun foes in the media, classrooms, courtrooms and legislative entities.… Read the rest

GUN TURN-INS CHEAT OWNERS, DESTROY EVIDENCE

The rabid gun control group, Ceasefire Oregon, has announced it’s 5th annual voluntary gun turn-in event, to be held on two successive Saturdays in early May. Gun owners may trade their “unwanted firearms” for $50 gift certificates from several local business establishments.… Read the rest

‘ASSAULT WEAPONS’ BAN RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

The Third District Court of Appeals ruled a major portion of California’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban is a violation of the separation of powers doctrine and the due process of law. The three-person panel also directed a lower court to review the possibility of throwing out the entire act.… Read the rest

CONTRADICTIONS IN TAGGANT REPORTS

Maybe the two taggant reports themselves were not as contradictory as it seemed, but the spin put on them indicated some differences. Both reports were released on March 4: One prepared by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), the other by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences.… Read the rest

OHIO AG, FEDS INK BRADY CHECK PACT

Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery and the Justice Department worked out a deal on Dec. 18 to settle a dispute over checking the criminal histories of handgun buyers, according to Katherine Rizzo of Associated Press

The quarrel was resolved by enlisting the help of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in Columbus, which will be paid to perform Brady Act checks throughout the state.… Read the rest

NEW LEAD RECYCLING SYSTEM HELPS SCHOOL RECLAIM RANGE

If the average little .22 rimfire lead bullet weighs 40 grains, how many must be fired to equal 1,000 pounds? (Hint: a dozen of them weigh one ounce.)

No, this is not a freshman algebra question. It is serious one with implications that threaten the future of many shooting ranges around the country.… Read the rest

LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Brady Law was unconstitutional for violating the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court found that Congress exceeded its powers by forcing local officials to implement a federal law without compensation.… Read the rest

SELF-DEFENSE LEADER SAYS SUPREME COURT BRADY RULING A TURNING POINT IN THE BATTLE FOR PROTECTION AND SAFETY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “The Supreme Court’s landmark decision puncturing the Brady Law is a turning point in the struggle for personal protection and public safety,” John Michael Snyder, Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, said here today.… Read the rest

LANDMARK LAWSUIT AGAINST CLINTON GUN BAN GRANTED STANDING BY COURT OF APPEALS!

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that plaintiffs against Bill Clinton’s so-called ‘assault weapon’ ban have standing and have ordered the Federal District Court to hear the merits of their case. The lawsuit brought by Navegar, Inc.… Read the rest