Second Amendment Foundation

District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. ruled that New York’s ban on concealed carry on private property open to the public is unconstitutional. 

The Eighth Circuit refused to rehear the case that overturned Minnesota’s ban on issuing concealed carry permits to 18-20-year-olds.

U.S. District Judge Gerald L. Russell on August 2, 2024, found numerous Maryland gun bans aimed at concealed carriers to be unconstitutional.

On Thursday, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) pledged to litigate on Donald Trump’s behalf if the NYPD revokes his concealed carry permit.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is taking lawsuits against the Illinois “assault weapons” ban and the ban in Maryland into conference. 

U.S. District Court judge William S. Stickman decided this week against Pennsylvania’s prohibition on 18-20-year-olds securing a concealed carry permit in order to be armed on their persons for self-defense. 

U.S. District Judge William Q. Hayes granted a summary judgment against California’s one-gun-a-month (OGM) law on Monday.

United States District Court Judge John W. Holcomb issued a preliminary injunction against California’s gun show ban on Monday. 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court decision against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) “partially complete” pistol frame rule.

A coalition of gun rights groups filed a lawsuit against California’s 10-day waiting period for gun purchases Tuesday, claiming that the state-imposed delay “isn’t analogous to any constitutionally relevant history” and therefore cannot survive the Bruen (2022) test.

Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed a Washington state “assault weapons” ban into law Tuesday, and the Second Amendment Foundation immediately filed a lawsuit against the ban.

Judge Dana M. Sabraw issued a preliminary injunction against the chamber loaded indicator (CLI), magazine disconnect mechanism (MDM), and microstamping requirements for California’s Unsafe Handgun Act (UHA), the act under which the state’s handgun roster is overseen.

District Judge Reed O’Connor on March 2 issued a preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF’s) partial frame rule.

Henry Repeating Arms donated $75,000, spread equally between leading Second Amendment organizations, in an effort to continue the fight to defend the right to keep and bear arms. 

U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) Monday against New Jersey’s new gun control barring licensed concealed carry in “sensitive places.”

A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Nashville reversed and remanded a lower court decision Friday that upheld a Columbia Housing Authority gun ban.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), and others filed a brief Monday in their remanded challenge against Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban.

Two AP writers warn that the June 23 ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States ruling that New York’s proper cause requirement for concealed carry permit issuance was unconstitutional has created “open season on U.S. gun laws.”

The Associated Press announced an update to its stylebook Wednesday, advising journalists to quit using phrases like “assault rifle” or “assault weapon.”

Gun rights groups, together with five private citizens, are seeking a preliminary injunction against New York City’s proper cause requirement for concealed carry issuance in the wake of the SCOTUS ruling against a similar policy at the New York state level.

The gun prohibition lobby and their friends on Capitol Hill have resorted to the same rhetoric and brought out the same agenda they’ve been promoting for a long time.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) pushed gun controls Tuesday that would require Federal Firearms License holders (FFLs) to create a database on ammunition sales.

A poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports shows that 63 percent of American adults believe the country needs stricter enforcement of existing gun laws.

A McLaughlin & Associates poll conducted April 8-13, 2021, shows 72 percent of general election voters support the Second Amendment and its protections on the right to keep and bear arms.

As the days turn into weeks since since the Atlanta-area shootings and nearly a week has passed since Boulder, frustrated gun control activists say they are digging in for the “long game.”

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) reacted to President-elect Joe Biden pledge to “defeat the NRA” by suggesting his real target is “every gun owner.”

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed suit Friday against California over the state’s one-gun-a-month purchase limit for law-abiding citizens.

The Associated Press warned determined gun controllers Joe Biden is not going to come by new gun laws easily, as lawmakers are not eager to line up and support restrictions on the Second Amendment.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenging the state’s “assault weapons” ban.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed suit on November 13, 2020, against Maryland’s “good and substantial reason” regulation, claiming it limits concealed carry permit issuance to miniscule numbers throughout the state.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a lawsuit this week alleging California’s use of an approved-gun “Roster” effectively bans “thousands of handgun models” available throughout the rest of the country.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock ruled that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s (R) order closing gun stores as “non-essential” business infringed on Second Amendment rights.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) joined others Thursday in a suit against Massachusetts’ Gov. Charlie Baker (R) over his refusal to allow gun stores to remain open as essential business during the coronavirus shutdown.

United States District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled on Monday afternoon that the closure of gun stores resulting from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) executive order does not infringe the rights of “ordinary people.”

The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Coalition are suing Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City of Los Angeles for alleged violation of constitutional liberties during the coronavirus shutdown.

The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Coalition filed a suit Friday against California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), pointing to gun store closures to claim state and local policies and enforcement measures are violating Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights.