Second Amendment Foundation

SAF Hails Passage Of Suicide Prevention Bill In Olympia

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is applauding the Washington State Legislature for passing the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Education for Safer Homes Act, an issue championed by SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb and supported by local and national gun rights groups.

Anti-Gunners Are 'Dancing In Blood' Of Kalamazoo Victims To Push Agenda

BELLEVUE, WA – The gun prohibition lobby is “dancing in the blood of the Kalamazoo shooting victims to push their agenda of public disarmament,” the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

SAF Mourns Loss Of Justice Scalia

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is mourning the loss of a giant on the U.S. Supreme Court with the death today of Justice Antonin Scalia, the man who authored the landmark 2008 Heller ruling that recognized the Second Amendment as protective of an individual civil right to keep and bear arms.

SAF Founder Testifies In Support Of SHB 2793, Predicts 'Ten Fold' Benefits

BELLEVUE, WA – Predicting that the benefits from saving lives by suicide prevention will amount to a “tenfold” return on the investment, Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb today joined several others today, testifying in support of Substitute House Bill 2793, the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Education for Safer Homes Act.

Surge In Gun Sales, CCW Shows Public Relies On 2nd Amendment

BELLEVUE, WA – Two months after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, while President Barack Obama launched a new gun control push, reports from across the country about surging gun sales and carry permit applications is proof that the public is increasingly relying on the Second Amendment to keep them safe, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

SAF Files Federal Lawsuit Against Oklahoma DHS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) on behalf of two state residents whose civil rights have been deprived under color of law because agency rules prohibit them from acting as foster parents while legally possessing functional firearms for personal protection.

SAF Launches Media Campaign Against Obama Executive Action On Gun Rights

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today launched a national media campaign to fight President Barack Obama’s executive action on gun control.

Attorneys File Notice Of Appeal In Challenge To Seattle Gun Tax

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and National Shooting Sports Foundation today filed notice of appeal in their challenge to the City of Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax.”

SAF Vows Appeal In Case Against Seattle Gun Tax

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation promised an immediate appeal in its challenge to the City of Seattle’s special tax on firearms and ammunition sales following a judge’s ruling that the tax is legal, despite what appears to be a clear conflict with Washington’s 32-year-old preemption statute.

NYT/CBS Poll Shows Majority Rejects Gun Prohibition Agenda

BELLEVUE, WA – Last week’s New York Times/CBS News poll that found more people reject the notion of banning so-called “assault weapons” shows that a majority of Americans are now rejecting the anti-gun agenda, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

New Rasmussen Poll Shows Majority Okay With Armed Citizens

BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen poll released Monday shows that a majority of Americans are unconcerned about being in the company of armed private citizens, which comes at a time when applications for concealed carry permits and licenses are rising, possibly as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, the Second Amendment Foundation said.

Plaintiffs Move For Summary Judgement In Challenge To Seattle Gun Tax

BELLEVUE, WA – Plaintiffs challenging a so-called “gun violence tax” recently passed by the Seattle City Council have today filed a motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit, citing Washington State’s long-standing preemption statute which “fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms regulation within the boundaries of the state.” The motion was filed in King County Superior Court.

SAF Launches National TV Campaign Challenging 'Obama Lies' About Guns

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today is launching a national television campaign challenging lies told by President Barack Obama about guns and crime, and is urging viewers to call a toll-free number and express their opinion about the president’s efforts to push his gun control agenda. The television spot may be viewed here.

SAF: "It's Not The Supreme Court That's Wrong On The 2A, It's Hillary Clinton"

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today fired back at Democrat Hillary Clinton, who claimed that the Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment, saying that it is Clinton who is actually wrong, and that it is “disturbing that someone running for president would show such little respect for a constitutional right.”

SAF To Pete Holmes: "Tax Pot Sales Like You Want To Tax Firearms"

BELLEVUE, WA – Responding to statements made by Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes Thursday to KING 5 News that the so-called “gun violence tax” is “not too drastic,” Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation – which is suing the city over the tax – suggested that Holmes should apply that same principle to legalized marijuana sales in the city.

Gun Rights Groups Sue Seattle Over Ill-Conceived Tax Scheme

BELLEVUE, WA – The nation’s three leading firearms organizations joined forces today to sue the City of Seattle over adoption of a retail sales tax on guns and ammunition in what they allege is a clear violation of Washington State’s 33-year-old state preemption law that does not allow cities, counties or political subdivisions to enact laws relating to firearms not authorized by state law.

SAF, Florida Carry Want Tallahassee Officials Fined

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and Florida Carry have asked a circuit court judge to assess fines of $5,000 against city officials in Tallahassee for failing to repeal local gun control ordinances that conflict with state law, the latest chapter in a legal action filed by the two organizations against the city in May of last year.

SAF Sues San Jose In Federal Court Over Gun Seizure

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Calguns Foundation (CGF) today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of a Santa Clara County resident, challenging the city, its police department and one of its officers over the seizure of firearms under the state’s Welfare and Institutions code.

Obama Admin Takes Another Subtle Swipe At Second Amendment, Says SAF

BELLEVUE, WA – This week’s announcement by the Obama administration that new citizens can recite the Oath of Allegiance without declaring they will bear arms on behalf of the United States is another subtle swipe at the right to keep and bear arms, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

SAF Rips Obama Plan To Strip Millions Of Gun Rights

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today responded to published reports that the Obama administration is pushing to prevent citizens collecting Social Security benefits from owning guns if they have problems managing their own affairs as proof the president wants to strip as many people as possible of their Second Amendment rights while he remains in office.