Second Amendment Foundation

SAF sues Chicago over gun range

CHICAGO, IL - The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicago's new gun ordinance, asserting that "by banning gun ranges open to the public... under color of law," the city is depriving citizens of their right to keep and bear arms in violation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

SAF sues in Maryland over handgun permit denial

BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation and a Baltimore County, MD man today sued Maryland authorities in federal court because the man's handgun permit renewal was turned down on the grounds that he could not demonstrate "a reasonable precaution against apprehended danger."

SAF sues in New York to void good cause carry permit requirement

BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against Westchester County, New York and its handgun permit licensing officers, seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of a state law that allows carry licenses to be denied because applicants cannot show "good cause."

SAF sues to overturn North Carolina’s ‘Emergency powers’ gun ban

BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation on Monday filed a federal lawsuit in North Carolina, seeking a permanent injunction against the governor, local officials and local governments from declaring states of emergency under which private citizens are prohibited from exercising their right to bear arms.

52 shot, 8 dead and Mayor Daley still resists self-defense

BELLEVUE, WA - Fifty-two people shot, eight of them fatally in a single Chicago weekend, yet Mayor Richard Daley appears poised to go down screaming in his opposition to the Second Amendment Foundation's lawsuit to overturn his city's handgun ban.

Morning shooting underscores why we sued Chicago

This morning's fatal shooting of a home invasion suspect by an 80-year-old retired Army veteran in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood underscores why we filed a lawsuit to overturn the city's gun ban, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

Brady Campaign’s slipping relevancy underscored by NRA convention

Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman Adhering to a pattern of behavior that has developed over the years, a tiny contingent of gun prohibitionists paraded outside of the Charlotte Convention Center while the National Rifle Association was hosting its record-breaking members' meeting, but they remained only long enough to get some camera time with local news crews.

SAF blasts Bloomberg for ‘sham’ relaxation of gun regulations

BELLEVUE, WA - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "relaxation" of gun regulations to make them more streamlined in the city is "a lot of flash and very little substance," the Second Amendment Foundation said today, after carefully studying the new guidelines.

2nd Amendment Rights Protected During Emergency In Hawaii

Governor Linda Lingle today signed into law two important bills preserving 2nd Amendment rights passed by the recently adjourned 25th Hawaii State Legislature.

Is the Brady Campaign a closet klavern of the Klan?

- Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman They opposed a landmark court ruling that struck down the handgun ban in District of Columbia, a city with a predominantly black population.

Gloating over court ruling in ‘Heller’ reveals Brady campaign’s gun ban philosophy

- Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman Following the dismissal of a second lawsuit against the District of Columbia by Dick Anthony Heller in U.S. District Court (his first lawsuit resulted in the 2008 Heller ruling), the Brady Campaign for the Prevention of Gun Violence was a little too quick on the trigger in its press release applauding Judge Ricardo M. Urbina's decision.

Poll: Most Americans say cities have no right to ban handguns

BELLEVUE, WA - A new Rasmussen poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of Americans reject the notion that cities have a right to ban handguns, siding with the Second Amendment Foundation's position in its lawsuit to overturn the Chicago ban.

Court strikes down Seattle Park gun ban

SEATTLE, WA - A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association, striking down a ban on guns in city parks because it violates Washington State's long-standing preemption statute.

Murder down, Gun sales up: Proof that guns don’t cause crime

A ten percent drop in murders during the first six months of this year at a time when gun sales were up dramatically is more proof that there is no correlation between gun ownership and violent crime, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

Gun rights organizations file lawsuit to stop seattle ban

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and five local residents today filed a lawsuit challenging a new Seattle parks regulation that bans firearms, arguing that the ban violates Washington State’s long-standing preemption statute. They are joined by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Washington Arms Collectors.

Gun Groups File Lawsuit To Validate Montana Firearms Freedom Act

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today joined with the Montana Shooting Sports Association in a federal lawsuit filed in Missoula to validate the principles and terms of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), which takes effect today, Oct. 1, 2009.

SAF sues district of Columbia over carrying of handguns

BELLEVUE, WA The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit on behalf of three residents of the District of Columbia and a New Hampshire resident, seeking to compel the city to issue carry permits to law-abiding citizens.

Pelosi: We want registration; Holder: 2A won’t stand in our way

BELLEVUE, WA – Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on April 7 acknowledged that gun registration is on her agenda, days after Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters in Mexico that the Second Amendment would not “stand in the way” of administration plans to crack down on alleged gun trafficking to Mexico.

SAC challenges D.C. handgun ban scheme

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and three Washington, D.C. residents today filed a lawsuit challenging a regulation by District of Columbia city government that arbitrarily bans handgun s based on a roster of “acceptable” handguns approved by the State of California.

MAYOR NICKELS ADMITTED HE LACKS BAN AUTHORITY IN 2006 LETTER

BELLEVUE, WA – Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is asserting that he has the authority to skirt Washington State’s long-standing firearms preemption statute, but in a 2006 letter to House Speaker Frank Chopp, he admitted that state law prevents him from taking any such action.