
Tag: Second Amendment Foundation
Gun Rights Policy Conference 2023

Here’s everything you need to know (registration, speakers, agenda, hotel booking) if you plan to attend. [More]
If you can’t make it in person, you can watch it on YouTube.
And no, I won’t be attending — I just got back from a trip and have too much to do here in terms of writing commitments and the damn lawn.
‘Legal’ Harassment

SAF FILES REPLY BRIEF IN CHALLENGE OF DELAWARE GUN, MAGAZINE BAN [More]
And, of course, the reality is, those they’re suing know damn well it’s unconstitutional.
A Moving Story

The Second Amendment Foundation and founder Alan Gottlieb have moved their civil rights lawsuit against Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson from federal court to Washington State court in a move the plaintiffs hope will bring a speedier resolution to their case. [More]
That a lawsuit is even needed is all the evidence of in-your-face tyranny I need.
Overly Sensitive

SAF VICTORY: CALIF. CITY SUSPENDS ‘SENSITIVE AREAS’ ENFORCEMENT [More]
I’ve been doing this a long time and still can’t wrap my head around the type of control freak that would presume to dictate or enforce such an edict.
A Right Delayed

SAF SUES BOSTON POLICE COMMISSIONER OVER CARRY PERMIT PROCESSING DELAYS [More]
There ought to be criminal charges and penalties for the fascist trough-feeding bastards that pull this.
Pressing Onward

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of the “Final Rule” issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives redefining frames and receivers as firearms, have filed an appellee’s brief in the case, known as VanDerStok v. Garland. [More]
There’s a word for a government that can just assign itself new powers when it feels like it.
Flag Down

This new initiative is called “Capture the Flag,” and it will focus on abuses and mis-application of “Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)” statutes which have been adopted by 21 states and the District of Columbia. [More]
Their very existence is an abuse.
And there’s only one solution that nobody appears incentivized to implement.
Sensitive to Tyranny

Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners in a federal lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s “sensitive places” statute have filed a response brief to the state’s appeal. The case is now known as Koons v. Platkin. [More]
So “rights-free zones” weren’t part of the compact?
A Considered Opinion

“We remind the court that the Second Amendment refers to a right ‘of the people’ without mentioning age, and certainly young adults fall within the definition of ‘the people’ ever since they’ve been allowed to vote, and generations before that when they were considered part of the militia, and have been accepted into the military.” [More]
They’re not just “considered.” They’re recognized by law.
Your Kind Aren’t Welcome Here
House of Cards

ILLINOIS 5TH CIRCUIT COURT REVERSES,REMANDS FOID CARD CHALLENGE CASE [More]
That citizens have to go to court to get an opinion on whether prior restraints and permits imposed on fundamental rights are constitutional illustrates how in-your-face evil disarmament scams and those behind them are. An how cud-chewingly stupid those who support them are…
Tangentially Related UPDATE
Two from SAF
SAF Legal Updates
An Age-Old Question

Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition of handgun sales to young adults have filed a reply to the federal government’s arguments supporting the ban. The case is known as Reese v. ATF. [More]
What must the grabbers think of those they think old enough to vote Democrat?
And They’ve Been Doing So Well Lately…
Playing the Brace Card

GOA, GOF, STATE OF TEXAS SECURE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST BIDEN PISTOL BRACE BAN [More]
And:

FEDERAL JUDGE CLARIFIES SAF MEMBERS PROTECTED BY PISTOL BRACE INJUNCTION [More]
It looks like everybody’s members are covered, just like FPC’s.
Anybody up on what’s going on with NRA’s action?
UPDATE
Here’s the GOA Order:
SAF Legal Alerts
Going with What Works

Maryland governor signs gun-control bills tightening requirements, NRA sues [More]
The bastards have virtually unlimited tax plunder to test defiant weasel-wording against Bruen diktats for as long as it takes.
[Via Jess]
Related UPDATE

NRA gets the major media attention, but they’re not the only group taking action:
SAF SUES MARYLAND OVER RESTRICTIVE NEW CARRY LAW
I’ll do another update today if GOA gets involved.
Preliminary Bout

SAF SEEKS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN WASHINGTON GUN BAN LAWSUIT [More]
Just one more reason for the attack…
An Attack on One is an Attack on All
Gun Group’s Financial Dealings With Founder Spark State Investigation [More]
And now, the rest of the story… and I include this link because I want you to read it.
This “investigation” is a pretty naked lawfare/smear attempt to go ad hominem on someone at the forefront of effective Second Amendment legal defense cases to try and derail and harm them. It’s also meant to cause divisions and suspicions within the “gun community” over finances and relationships with other Gottlieb holdings for marketing, rent, and other services, which have never been a secret. SAF/CCRKBA tax filings are available to anyone on Guidestar, and before calling shenanigans, document what those would cost the SAF/CCRKBA nonprofits if they were provided by someone else.
For an impartial third-party opinion, Charity Navigator doesn’t have a dog in this fight. Let’s see what they have to say:
“Good – This charity’s score is 77%, earning it a Three-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.”
I wonder if it will come out if anyone from out of state, including groups, politicians, and federal agencies, is a silent partner in this.
This isn’t just a knee-jerk reaction on my part. I’ve had some differences with Alan over the years, including some ongoing ones, and am on good terms with people who admire him and with people who can’t stand him, but what’s happening to him here is pure filth by evil interests that want you and me disarmed.
UPDATE
I hope my speculation on silent partners is followed up on because this revelation shows the relationships are baked in.
SAF News
Hitting the Ground Running

Responding quickly to the adoption of House Bill 1240 by the Washington Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee signing it into law, the Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the new statute on Second and Fourteenth Amendment grounds, and is asking the court for preliminary and permanent injunctions. [More]
That and:

INSLEE’S TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR GUN BUYERS SAME AS LITERACY TEST FOR VOTERS [More]
Two from SAF
Bucket List

FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS SAF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN CAL. HANDGUN ROSTER CASE [More]
I guess there wasn’t a safe musket or firelock roster at the time…
An Age-Old Question

A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday struck down a state restriction limiting handgun carry permits to those over age 21, in a case brought by the Second Amendment Foundation, citing Second Amendment guidelines in last year’s Supreme Court Bruen ruling. The case is known as Worth v. Harrington. [More]
What does the historical tradition say?
UPDATE
Fun fact: The judge was appointed by President Biden… [More]
The Better to Eat You With, My Dear

Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a case concerning gun owner privacy in California have filed a respondent’s brief in the ongoing case of Barba v. Bonta, challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law requiring the California Department of Justice (CAL/DOJ) to share extensive personal identifying information of gun owners in the state with a non-government research group. [More]
In fairness, sneaking to violate privacy and rules just wasn’t cutting it.
Counterpoint

SAF ATTORNEYS FILE REPLY BRIEF IN ILLINOIS GUN, MAGAZINE BAN CASE [More]
The grabbers with effectively unlimited resources keep filing crap they know is wrong just to keep depleting defender resources.
An Age-Old Question

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners in a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition of handgun sales to young adults have filed an appellant’s brief with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The case is known as Reese v. ATF. [More]
I dunno… let ’em have guns and pretty soon they could be winning medals…