Second Amendment Foundation
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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.
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[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
In 2006, a Suit was 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]
In 2005, the National Rifle Association (NRA), SAF, and others successfully sued 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.”
In 2005, SAF and others sued 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.”
[edit] References
- http://saf.org/default.asp?p=saf_faq Retrieved March 3, 2006
[edit] External links
- www.saf.org — official homepage
- www.womenandguns.com — Woman & Guns magazine
- www.gunweek.com — The New Gun Week newspaper
- Bradburn et al. v. North Central Regional Library District — case history
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