SAF Congratulates First 5,000 Illinois CCW Permit Recipients
By TheGunMag - February 28 2014 07:07 PM - Comments Off on SAF Congratulates First 5,000 Illinois CCW Permit Recipients - Breaking News
The Second Amendment Foundation today offered congratulations to the first 5,000 recipients of Illinois concealed carry licenses, which were mailed out by the State Police.
It was a SAF case – ...
SAF Delighted Its Court Wins Paved Way For New Chicago Ruling
By TheGunMag - January 8 2014 01:12 PM - Comments Off on SAF Delighted Its Court Wins Paved Way For New Chicago Ruling - Breaking News
Monday’s federal court ruling that a ban on gun sales in Chicago is unconstitutional cited three significant Second Amendment Foundation court victories, and SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb is delighted ...
Chicago homicides down as criminal fears of armed citizens rise
By TheGunMag - January 3 2014 02:24 PM - Comments Off on Chicago homicides down as criminal fears of armed citizens rise - Breaking News
Last year saw the City of Chicago reportedly post the fewest homicides since 1965, and the Second Amendment Foundation says one plausible explanation for at least part of the decline ...
Second Amendment Foundation petitions for writ of mandamus in long-delayed Palmer v. DC case
By TheGunMag - October 23 2013 01:49 PM - Comments Off on Second Amendment Foundation petitions for writ of mandamus in long-delayed Palmer v. DC case - Breaking News
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has taken the unusual step of filing a petition for a writ of mandamus in the case of Palmer v. District of Columbia, which was ...
Illinois supremes strike ban on carry outside the home
By TheGunMagStaff - October 14 2013 05:09 PM - Comments Off on Illinois supremes strike ban on carry outside the home - Legal Updates
by Dave Workman | Senior Editor
In a unanimous ruling that amounted to a slap in the face to the gun prohibition lobby, the Illinois State Supreme Court ruled that a ...
SAF Applauds Illinois Lawmakers for Override Vote, Court Compliance
By TheGunMag - July 9 2013 03:39 PM - Comments Off on SAF Applauds Illinois Lawmakers for Override Vote, Court Compliance - Breaking News
The Second Amendment Foundation today congratulated Illinois lawmakers for “courageously overriding Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto” of concealed carry legislation, complying with a federal appeals court mandate that resulted from SAF’s ...
7th Circuit Lets Posner Ruling Stand; Huge Win For Carry Says SAF
By TheGunMag - February 22 2013 12:30 PM - Comments Off on 7th Circuit Lets Posner Ruling Stand; Huge Win For Carry Says SAF - Breaking News
The Second Amendment Foundation today won a significant victory for concealed carry when the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a December ruling by a three-judge panel of the ...
20 US states, CATO, & others file SCOTUS briefs supporting SAF’s Kachalsky carry case
By TheGunMag - February 12 2013 05:42 PM - Comments Off on 20 US states, CATO, & others file SCOTUS briefs supporting SAF’s Kachalsky carry case - Breaking News
As part of a nationwide, multi-state, and multi-case effort to compel the government to respect the fundamental right to bear arms for self-defense protected under the Second Amendment, attorney Alan ...
SAF wins huge victory on carry in Illinois; Judge says right to bear extends outside home
By Dave Workman - December 11 2012 01:22 PM - Comments Off on SAF wins huge victory on carry in Illinois; Judge says right to bear extends outside home - Breaking News
By Dave Workman
SAF Attorney Alan Gura, of the Heller and McDonald SCOTUS cases argued SAF's Moore case in the 7th Circuit
Senior Editor
The Second Amendment Foundation has won a huge ...
VIDEO: Oral Argument in Illinois Supreme Court Case Parallels Moore v Madigan
By TheGunMag - September 13 2012 07:18 PM - Comments Off on VIDEO: Oral Argument in Illinois Supreme Court Case Parallels Moore v Madigan - Breaking News
Public defender David C. Holland recently made a striking appeal against the Illinois carry ban in the Illinois State Supreme Court.
If read on paper Holland's argument could possibly pass for ...
Legal Update: SAF awaits IL ruling, expects action soon on CCW issues
By TheGunMag - August 21 2012 06:06 PM - Comments Off on Legal Update: SAF awaits IL ruling, expects action soon on CCW issues - Gun Mag Reports
by Dave Workman
Senior Editor
The right of citizens to carry firearms outside their homes is being considered simultaneously by federal courts in two separate circuits dealing with challenges by the Second ...