Second Amendment Foundation

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Gun interest groups in the U.S.
Pro-gun rights
National Rifle Association Gun Owners of America JPFO Pink Pistols Second Amendment Foundation Second Amendment Sisters Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Liberty Belles Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Pro-gun control
Americans for Democratic Action Brady Campaign Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Coalition to Stop Gun Violence League of Women Voters
Pro-rights and pro-control
American Hunters and Shooters Association Americans for Gun Safety Foundation

The Second Amendment Foundation or SAF is an educational- and legal-defense organization which describes its mission as “promoting a better understanding about our constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. To that end, we carry on many educational- and legal-action programs designed to better inform the public about the gun-control debate.”

SAF was founded in 1974 by Alan Gottlieb.

1 Publications
2 Legal action
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Publications

The New Gun Week, a newspaper published three times a month
Women & Guns, a bi-monthly magazine
The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report, a monthly newsletter
SAF Reporter, a quarterly newsletter
Journal of Firearms and Public Policy, an annual reference book

[edit] Legal action

2006 — Suit is filed in federal court against the North Central Regional Library District (NCRL). “The NCRL’s policy of refusing to disable its Internet filters upon request is restricting the ability of speakers, content providers and patrons of the NCRL’s public-library branches to access the contemporary marketplace of ideas” by using Internet filters on publicly available computer terminals to block access to constitutionally protected speech, including publications such as Women & Guns magazine, which is owned by SAF. It is claimed the library refuses to unblock such access even at the request of the plaintiffs. [1]
2005 — NRA, SAF, and others successfully sue the mayor of New Orleans and others to stop unconstitutional gun seizures in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. As of March 2006, documents have been filed by NRA, SAF, et al. seeking to hold Ray Nagin and others in contempt of court for violating the consent order. The case is “National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. v. C. Ray Nagin et al.”
2005 — SAF and others sue to stop the San Francisco gun ban. As of March 2006, the court had not issued a ruling. The case is “Paula Fiscal et al. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.”