Second Amendment Foundation

Court Sides With SAF On Key Points In Challenge of Chicago Gun Range Law

BELLEVUE, WA – A federal judge has sided with the Second Amendment Foundation on key points of an on-going legal action against the City of Chicago that challenges the city’s municipal code regarding gun ranges inside the city.

Fed. Court Ruling Opens Door To Gun Rights Restoration For Certain Misdemeanors

BELLEVUE, WA — The Second Amendment Foundation has quietly won a significant federal court victory in a Pennsylvania case in which the judge has ruled that a man convicted of a serious misdemeanor crime several years ago, but who has demonstrated that he “would present no more threat to the community” than an average law-abiding citizen, may not lose his Second Amendment rights under a federal gun control statute known as 922(g)(1).

SAF, CCRKBA Urge Americans to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights on Constitution Day

BELLEVUE, WA – In a joint statement recognizing today’s observance of Constitution Day, the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms are calling on all Americans to protect their Second Amendment rights.

29th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Chicago September 26-28

BELLEVUE, WA – More than 600 gun rights activists have already pre-registered for the 29th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which is being held Sept. 26-28 at the Chicago O’Hare airport Hyatt Regency.

Second Amendment Foundation Wins Silvester Case on Waiting Periods in California

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today won a significant court victory in California in which the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that the Golden State’s 10-day waiting period violates the Second Amendment “as applied to those individuals who successfully pass” the state’s background check prior to the ten days, and who are in lawful possession of an additional firearm.

Second Amendment Foundation in Palmer 'One More Step' Toward Firearms Freedom

BELLEVUE, WA – Saturday’s long-awaited victory in Palmer v. District of Columbia is “one more important step toward firearms freedom,” the Second Amendment Foundation said today after reviewing the ruling, which the District of Columbia now reportedly plans to appeal.

U.N. on 'Collision Course' With Second Amendment

BELLEVUE, WA – The United Nations is “on a collision course” with the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment and the natural right of all people to defend themselves,” the Second Amendment Foundation said today in a statement to the U.N.’s Programme of Action (POA) meeting in New York.

Second Amendment Foundation Wins Permanent Injunction in Challenge to Arkansas CCW Law

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has won a significant victory on behalf of legal resident aliens in Arkansas, with a federal district court there declaring the state’s citizen-only concealed carry licensing law unconstitutional, and granting a permanent injunction against its enforcement on behalf of a man named Martin Pot (pronounced Pote), a citizen of the Netherlands.

NY Officials Agree to not enforce 7-round magazine limit while gun case on appeal

BELLEVUE, WA – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and State Police Superintendent Joseph D’Amico have agreed, in a stipulated order, to not enforce a section of the state’s controversial SAFE (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement) Act while an appeal is underway in one of the legal challenges to that statute, amounting to a small but important victory for the Second Amendment Foundation in a challenge to the constitutionality of a provision in the law.

Second Amendment Foundation Wins Permanent Injunction Against New Mexico's Citizen-only CCW Law

BELLEVUE, WA – The chief U.S. District Court judge in New Mexico granted a permanent injunction yesterday against the State of New Mexico’s “citizens only” concealed carry law that unfairly discriminated against permanent legal resident aliens in a case brought by the Second Amendment Foundation.

Chicago Homicides Down as Criminal Fears of Armed Citizens Rise

BELLEVUE, WA - Last year saw the City of Chicago reportedly post the fewest homicides since 1965, and the Second Amendment Foundation says one plausible explanation for at least part of the decline is because criminals can no longer be certain that their intended victim is not legally armed.

Piers Morgan doesn’t even know what the Second Amendment is

BELLEVUE, WA - CNN's bombastic anti-gun talk host Piers Morgan demonstrated to the entire nation during an interview on CBS that he doesn't even know which Constitutional amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms, so he should not take himself seriously about guns because nobody else does, either, said Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation.

Second Amendment Foundation Sues NY Ovre ‘Safe Act’ Magazine Limits

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation filed suit today in federal court seeking to enjoin the State of New York from enforcing provisions of the so-called “SAFE Act” that limit the use of gun magazines containing more than seven cartridges.

Second Amendment Foundation Applauds IL High Court on ‘Right To Bear Arms’ Ruling

BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation is applauding today's unanimous ruling by the Illinois State Supreme Court that the right to keep and bear arms is not confined to the home and that a state statute regarding aggravated unlawful use of weapons (AUUW) violates the Second Amendment.

SAF Responds to Bloomberg with a National Education Campaign

BELLEVUE, WA – In response to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s national anti-gun ad campaign, the Second Amendment Foundation today launched a public education and awareness effort on more than 160 radio station websites and the Fox News Radio website.

SAF Lauds Illinois lawmakers on CCW bill forced by landlark lawsuit

BELLEVUE, WA — The Second Amendment Foundation said Friday evening that adoption by Illinois lawmakers of the state Firearm Concealed Carry Act is a “good step” toward bringing the Prairie State in line with the rest of the nation, and that it “would not have happened without our federal lawsuit in Moore v. Madigan.”

SAF congratulates NRA for record Houston turnout

BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation today congratulated the National Rifle Association for its record-breaking turnout over the weekend at the 142nd annual meetings in Houston, Tex.

SAF wins permanent injunction v. public housing gun ban in IL

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has won a permanent injunction against the Warren County, Ill. Housing Authority’s ban on the possession of firearms by residents or guests.

SAF alarmed at absence of civilian arms rights in UN arms treaty

BELLEVUE, WA – The controversial Arms Trade Treaty passed by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) with the United States’ support represents an alarming policy shift, and a potential threat to American gun rights, the Second Amendment Foundation said.

SAF wins preliminary injunction against New Mexico concealed carry ban

BELLEVUE, WA — The Second Amendment Foundation has won a preliminary injunction against a part of the State of New Mexico’s concealed carry statute on the grounds that it violates the right of equal protection under the law.