Gun Rights Legal Action

Gun Rights Legal Action

SAF Wins Huge Victory For Carry In Illinois

The Second Amendment Foundation has won a huge victory for the right to bear arms outside the home, with a ruling in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that declares the right to self-defense is “broader than the right to have a gun in one’s home.”
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SAF Sues Over Missouri Ban On CCW By Legal Resident Aliens

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Canadian citizen who is a legal resident of Missouri, challenging that state’s statutory prohibition on the carrying of concealed firearms by non-citizens.
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SAF Wins Suit in Maryland: Carry Permit Law Unconstitutional

A federal court ruling in Maryland, that the Second Amendment right to bear arms extends beyond the home and that citizens may not be required to offer a "good and substantial reason" for obtaining a concealed carry permit, is a huge victory, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
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SAF Sues Alameda County For Civil Rights Violation In Gun Shop Case

The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit against Alameda County, California and the county’s Board of Supervisors for violating the constitutional rights of three businessmen by wrongfully denying them permits to open a gun shop.
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SAF, CalGuns Foundation Sue Oakland, San Francisco Police

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against the police departments in San Francisco and Oakland, California for refusing to return firearms to people who had been charged with crimes, but subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing.
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SAF Sues New Mexico Over Law Barring CCW Permits For Legal Resident Aliens

The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in New Mexico challenging that state’s prohibition on the issuance of concealed carry permits to legal resident aliens.
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SAF Sues Over Public Housing Gun Ban In Warren Co, Illinois

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against the Warren County, Illinois Housing Authority, seeking an injunction against the WCHA’s ban on personally-owned firearms by residents of government-subsidized housing.
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SAF Wins Case in Massachusetts, Striking Down Gun Ban For Legal Aliens

A Federal District Court Judge in Massachusetts today granted summary judgment in a Second Amendment Foundation case challenging that state’s denial of firearms licenses to permanent resident aliens.
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SAF Victory Strikes Down North Carolina Emergency Powers Gun Ban

A federal district court judge in North Carolina has just struck down that state’s emergency power to impose a ban on firearms and ammunition outside the home during a declared emergency, ruling that the provision violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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SAF Wins Suit in Maryland: Carry Permit Law Unconstitutional

A federal court ruling in Maryland, that the Second Amendment right to bear arms extends beyond the home and that citizens may not be required to offer a "good and substantial reason" for obtaining a concealed carry permit, is a huge victory, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
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SAF Wins Injunction v. Chicago Gun Range Ban

In a 3-0 ruling issued July 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling and ordered that court to issue a preliminary injunction against the City of Chicago on behalf of the Second Amendment Foundation that prevents the city from banning gun ranges inside city limits.
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Amicus in San Diego Gun Permit Case

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief in a California case that challenges the constitutionality of discretionary gun permit rules adopted by officials in San Diego County, California.
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SAF and CalGuns Sue California Over “Assault Weapons” Law Arrest

SAF and Calguns Foundation have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in California, seeking damages for an unlawful arrest and to have the state’s definition of so-called “assault weapons” declared unconstitutionally vague.
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SAF Challenges Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Virginia challenging the constitutionality of federal and Virginia provisions barring handgun sales to non-residents.
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SAF Files Federal Lawsuit Against Bloomberg Over Gun Permit Fees

SAF has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that alleges New York City’s $340 fee for a permit to keep a handgun in the home is “excessive and...impermissibly burdens the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.”
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SAF Sues N.J. Officials For 'Deprivation of Civil Rights' On Permit Denials

The Second Amendment Foundation today filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against several New Jersey officials for deprivation of civil rights under color of law.
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SAF Sues Eric Holder, FBI Over Misdemeanor Gun Rights Denial

Acting on behalf of a Georgia resident and honorably discharged Vietnam War veteran, the Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Holder and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of a federal statute that can deny gun rights to someone with a simple misdemeanor conviction on his record.
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SAF Files Amicus Brief in Nordyke Case, Argues For Strict Scrutiny

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus curiae brief in the long-running Nordyke v. King case in California, arguing that Second Amendment issues must be decided on a "strict scrutiny" basis, and that an ordinance in Alameda County banning gun shows at the county fairgrounds is unconstitutional because it would not withstand that standard of review.
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SAF Sues in New York to Void 'Good Cause' Carry Permit Requirement

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."
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SAF Lawsuit Challenging Chicago's Handgun Ban a Supreme Court Winner!

A 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of McDonald v. Chicago incorporated the Second Amendment through the fourteenth amendment to the states and effectively ended Chicago's handgun ban. Thanks to the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms now applies to all fifty states as well as the federal government. This historic Supreme Court ruling is the most important court ruling protecting the right to keep and bear arms in our nation's history.
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We maintain a separate website with news, case filings and the final court ruling for this case at www.ChicagoGunCase.com.


Gun Rights Organizations Win Lawsuit to Stop Seattle Ban

The Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and five local residents today won 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.
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SAF Sues District of Columbia Over Carrying of Handguns

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.
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SAF Challenges Arbitrary Denial of Right to Bear Arms in California

The Second Amendment Foundation, Calguns Foundation and three California residents filed a lawsuit seeking to vindicate the right to bear arms against arbitrary state infringement.
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SAF Challenges California Handgun Ban Scheme

The Second Amendment Foundation, Calguns Foundation and four California residents filed a lawsuit challenging a regulation that arbitrarily bans handguns based on a roster of ‘acceptable’ handguns approved by the State of California.
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SAF Sues Eric Holder Over Gun Rights of Non-resident American Citizens

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Attorney General Eric Holder, seeking an injunction against enforcement of a federal law that makes it impossible for American citizens who reside outside the United States to purchase firearms while they are in this country.
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SAF Challenges D.C. Handgun Ban Scheme

The Second Amendment Foundation and three Washington, D.C. residents filed a lawsuit challenging a regulation by District of Columbia city government that arbitrarily bans handguns based on a roster of ‘acceptable’ handguns approved by the State of California. In order to avoid another loss in court, Washington, D.C. changed the law.
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SAF, NRA Sue Washington State for Discriminating Against Alien Residents

The Second Amendment Foundation, joined by the National Rifle Association, today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the State of Washington, seeking to overturn a state law that discriminates against legal resident aliens who own firearms by violating their Second Amendment rights under the equal protections affirmed by the 14th Amendment.
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SAF Files Amicus Brief in Hayes Case

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Hayes case (U.S. v. Hayes).
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SAF Sues Library System Over Internet Censorship of Gun Websites

The Second Amendment Foundation and three Washington State residents have filed a federal lawsuit against a north-central Washington regional library system for denying them access to websites that include information on firearms and publications dealing with guns.
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SAF Files Amici Curiae Brief in Lawsuit; DC Gun Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has overturned the DC Gun Ban, ruling that the Second Amendment protects and individual right to keep and bear arms.
SAF, CCRKBA and Madison Society, along with a dozen university law professors, filed an amicus brief in the suit to overturn the DC Gun Ban. Additionally, 13 state Attorneys General filed an amici curiae brief in support of the SAF position to protect the right to Keep and Bear Arms.
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SAF Sues to Overturn San Francisco Gun Ban

The city appealled SAF's intial victory overturning the San Francisco Gun Ban. The California Appeals Court has unanimously ruled to uphold the lower court's decision, so SAF won again. The city then appealed to the California Supreme Court, which again ruled in SAF's favor.
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SAF Stops New Orleans Gun Confiscation

SAF has negotiated with the City of New Orleans to return the guns they illegally-siezed from law-abiding citizens in the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina. If you had a gun siezed, read these instructions on how to get it returned to you. If you have any problems please contact us.
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Virginia Tech Tragedy Ad

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Press Releases

GUN RIGHTS GROUPS CALL FOR NATIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY CAUSES OF VIOLENCE

December 18, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – Two leading national gun rights organizations are calling for the creation of a national commission to study the causes of violence in America, and offer possible preventive measures. The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said that a national dialogue on violence has already begun in the wake of the Sandy Hook school tragedy, but that a national commission would be more able to address the complexity of this dilemma. “If we don’t identify and get at the root causes of violence,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan M. (Read More...)

SAF WINS HUGE VICTORY FOR CARRY IN ILLINOIS

December 11, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has won a huge victory for the right to bear arms outside the home, with a ruling in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that declares the right to self-defense is “broader than the right to have a gun in one’s home.” The case of Moore v. Madigan, with Judge Richard Posner writing for the majority, gives the Illinois legislature 180 days to "craft a new gun law that will impose reasonable limitations, consistent with the public safety and the Second Amendment…on the carrying of guns in public.” (Read More...)

SAF LAUNCHES ‘GUN OWNERS AGAINST ILLEGAL MAYORS’ PROJECT

November 19, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – Inviting Americans to “Meet the Mayors” who have been involved in the anti-gun-rights Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the Second Amendment Foundation is launching a campaign in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet that exposes the criminal and ethical wrongdoings of many members of that organization. The “Meet the Mayors” ad can be seen at: http://saf.org/images/maig.p (Read More...)

U.N. CELEBRATES OBAMA RE-ELECTION BY PUSHING GLOBAL GUN CONTROL

November 7, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – Less than 24 hours after winning re-election, President Barack Obama’s administration joined with China, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, and more than 150 other governments, in supporting renewed debate on the proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, confirming the worst fears of the American gun rights community. The vote came at the U.N. (Read More...)

POST-STORM BROOKLYN LOOTING SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF GUN RIGHTS, SAYS SAF

October 31, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – Looting in Brooklyn, N.Y. as Hurricane Sandy moved out underscores the importance of the right to keep and bear arms, especially in an emergency, the Second Amendment Foundation said today. (Read More...)

SAF REMARKS TO U.N. STOPPED BY STORM STILL CARRY POWERFUL MESSAGE

October 29, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – It took a hurricane to prevent it, but remarks originally scheduled to be delivered today at the United Nations by the Second Amendment Foundation still carry more clout than a storm, said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. SAF’s Julianne Versnel was in New York Sunday when the oncoming hurricane caused the UN to shut down. (Read More...)

SAF DEFENDS WOMAN’S RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE AT UNITED NATIONS

August 29, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today reminded the United Nations that “if women have the right to be protected against violence, then they have the right to protect themselves against violence.” So spoke SAF’s Director of Operations Julianne Versnel, whose remarks to the U.N. (Read More...)

SAF SUES OVER MISSOURI BAN ON CCW BY LEGAL RESIDENT ALIENS

July 26, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Canadian citizen who is a legal resident of Missouri, challenging that state’s statutory prohibition on the carrying of concealed firearms by non-citizens. The case seeks to overturn the state’s non-citizen concealed carry ban on constitutional grounds, specifically the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, and the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. The plaintiff is Edward F. (Read More...)

SAF DELIGHTED WITH JUDGE’S RULING IN MARYLAND CARRY CASE

July 25, 2012 - BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is delighted that the judge in a Maryland case that challenges the constitutionality of that state’s handgun permitting scheme is ready to lift a stay on his original order for the state to process carry permits without a citizen having to provide a “good and substantial reason.’ U.S District Judge Benson Everett Legg will lift the stay on his original order in two weeks because, in his opinion, the stay “is not warranted.” (Read More...)

SAF, ANJRPC REACT TO NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL BRIEF ON GUN CASE

June 29, 2012 - Squandering an opportunity to redeem the Garden State for its long disparagement of the Second Amendment – and in particular, the right to carry – New Jersey’s newly appointed Attorney General has instead slapped gun owners in the face in the latest set of papers in a federal lawsuit brought by ANJRPC and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) to overturn New Jersey’s unconstitutional handgun carry laws. The State’s latest filing maintains its absurd position that the Second Amendment does not exist outside the home, and that it is the State’s responsibility to protect the public from law abiding citizens with firearms. The papers even reference the Second Amendment as a “privilege.” (Read More...)