California’s firearms excise tax is a blatant and egregious attack on the rights of Californians and a calculated maneuver to dismantle the Second Amendment.
Legal Challenges Filed to California’s Excise Tax on Firearm & Ammunition Sales
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2nd Amendment Foundation Sues California Over New Excise Tax On Guns & Ammunition
This 11 percent tax is unconstitutional because it literally taxes conduct protected by the Second Amendment. There is no evidence such a tax was ever applied at the time of the Founding era…
IL: Cook County Ban on So-Called “Assault Weapons” is Unconstitutional
Does the 2nd Amendment permits the government to ban the best-selling rifles in America erroneously labeled as ‘assault weapons.’ We maintain the answer to that clearly is no.
SAF Named Inaugural Beneficiary of Lipsey’s-SIG SAUER Collaboration ~ VIDEO
We’re really excited to launch this project and partner with SIG to raise funds for worthwhile organizations that touch on different aspects of protecting and advancing Second Amendment causes…
SAF Statement on Supreme Court’s Rahimi Decision
The Supreme Court’s narrow decision in Rahimi failed to produce the damage the anti-gun crowd hoped for against Bruen.
EOTECH to Donate Portion of Proceeds from New 2A Initiative to SAF
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that EOTECH has identified SAF as a beneficiary of their new “2A Initiative.”
PA Slapped with Lawsuit for Age Discrimination in CCW Permit Policy
The Pennsylvania state law precludes young Adults from carrying firearms, whether openly or concealed, in public for self-defense and that has to end today.
Biden Campaign’s Response To Pro-Gun Ad Signals ‘Truth Hurts’ ~ VIDEO
President Biden will have to acknowledge the greatest failure of his half-century of gun control extremism; the conviction of his own son for violating the federal gun laws!!!
SAF Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Post Office Firearms Carry Ban
A federal lawsuit challenging the ban on firearms carry in U.S. Post Office facilities has been filed by the Second Amendment Foundation in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
Second Amendment Foundation Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Post Office Gun Ban
A new Federal lawsuit in Texas challenging the ban on firearms carry in U.S. Post Offices and on postal property as violations of the Second Amendment…
SAF Hails SCOTUS Ruling on Bump Stocks: ‘ATF Can’t Rewrite Law’
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is hailing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that a semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock is not a machinegun.
Second Amendment Foundation Vows to Defend Trump’s Gun Rights
In a bold announcement following considerable media chortling over Donald Trump’s conviction in a New York courtroom on falsifying business records and the loss of his gun rights, the Second Amendment Foundation came out swinging.
Pro-Gun Legal Powerhouse Declares ‘We Will Defend Donald Trump’s Gun Rights!’
“If Donald Trump is further prosecuted for owning firearms,” said Second Amendment Foundation founder & Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “we will offer to defend him and challenge the law.”
5Th Circuit Court To Hear Human Rights Group Oral Argument In Arm Brace Case
SAF won, in part, a preliminary injunction in the case when a court panel decided 2-1 the rule was “likely illegal” because the government had violated the Administrative Procedures Act…
SAF Files Amicus Brief with SCOTUS in S&W Legal Fight Against Mexico
Allowing Mexico to prevail in suing firearm makers for the criminal acts of third parties defies logic and would embolden a new round of lawfare against one of Americas last manufacturing sectors.
Rogue ATF Rule Making on Trial ~ U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Garland v. VanDerStok
A rogue agency [ATF] …simply cannot make up its own rules or change them arbitrarily, especially when it involves the exercise of a constitutional rights…
Magpul Joins SAF as Platinum Corporate Partner
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Magpul has joined the organization as a corporate partner at the Platinum level.
SAF Travel Advisory: Avoid Turks & Caicos Islands ~ DO NOT VISIT
U.S. gun owners Do Not Travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory located southeast of the Bahamas, and if you have already made plans, reconsider your destination…
Pennsylvania Handgun Carry Ban on 18 to 20 Year Olds Blocked in Second Amendment Lawsuit
The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police “is hereby enjoined from arresting law-abiding persons 18 to 20 years old who openly carry firearms…
Let Us Try and Explain ATF’s Zero Tolerance Policy ~ SAF Weekly Recap VIDEO
The report revealed that licensed firearm dealers (FFLs) were responsible for only 1.6% of the illegal trafficking cases, amounting to 136 cases….
Battle Over WA Magazine Ban Heats as Judge Strikes Law, Court Stays Order
The battle over a Washington state law banning so-called “large-capacity magazines” was struck down by a Cowlitz County Superior Court judge.
Is There a Doctor in the House, and Is He Asking About Your Guns?
An April 1 article in The Atlantic reveals what appears to be a newly re-energized effort by the medical community to stick its stethoscope where it doesn’t belong: In your gun safe.
Anti-Gun Group Plagiarizes Photos of Top Female Shooters to Gaslight the Public
After Golob responded to the post on Twitter/X and made it clear that she did not give permission to use her likeness or personal information, the group quickly deleted all of its Women’s History Month posts.
SAF’s Court Battle Ramps Up Against the Biden Administration’s Overreach on Gun Rights
ATF has changed the rules. There are millions of common firearms formerly defined as ‘pistols’ covered by the 1968 Gun Control Act that are now defined as ‘rifles.’
Time to End the Federal Medical Marijuana & Gun Ban
Our lawsuit raises very legitimate issues for a growing number of law-abiding citizens whose Second Amendment rights are unquestionably and arbitrarily infringed upon…
SAF Files for Summary Judgement in Challenge to N.Y. Gun Ban
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in a federal court challenge to New York’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” have filed a brief seeking summary judgment in the case, which is supported by the Second Amendment Foundation.
SAF Wins Summary Judgement in Cal. One Gun a Month Challenge
The Second Amendment Foundation has been granted summary judgement in a federal challenge of California’s One-Gun-A-Month (OGM) purchase law.
SAF Files Brief In New York Case Prohibiting Electronic Arms
Attorneys representing the SAF filed a motion for summary judgment seeking a final resolution to its lawsuit challenging New York state laws prohibiting private citizens from possessing and using stun guns and tasers.
Judge Grants Summary Judgment Against Ca Law Denying Restored Gun Rights
…the Court concludes that California has violated the Second Amendment rights of the individual plaintiffs who had prior felony convictions…
Response Brief Filed In West Va. Challenge Of Handgun Ban For Young Adults
There can be no doubt that the plain text of the Second Amendment protects the rights of 18-to-20-year-olds to purchase firearms, but the Biden ATF thinks differently…