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If you’re an Illinois resident hoping to exercise your Second Amendment rights for the very first time, there’s no way for you to do so quickly unless you’re willing to break the law. In order to legally possess a firearm in the state, residents have to obtain a Firearms Owners ID card issued by the Illinois State Police, and in order to carry that firearm you must have a valid concealed carry license. The problem is that it’s taking the ISP months to process a permit application for both FOID cards and concealed carry licenses.
WA Appeals Court Unanimously Upholds Preemption in SAF Lawsuit Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- A Washington State Appeals Court panel has unanimously held that a so-called “safe storage” ordinance adopted by the City of Edmonds and challenged by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens violates the state’s 36-year-old model preemption law.
The ruling is a “significant victory for Evergreen State gun and privacy rights,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. The case is known as Bass v. City of Edmonds.
Back in March of last year, Wake County, North Carolina Sheriff Gerald Baker announced that he was closing his office to those applying for a pistol purchase permit because of “a significant increase in PPP applicants and concomitant concerns over social distancing violation by long lines of applicants.” That didn’t sit well with many folks, who were in essence being told that their right to own a handgun for self-defense was being delayed, and a woman named Kelly Stafford, who’s a resident in Wake County, took the sheriff to court with the help of the Second Amendment Foundation, Grassroots N.C., and the Firearms Policy Coalition.
Federal Court Allows Damage Claims To Proceed In N.C. Permit Case Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- A U.S. District Court Judge in North Carolina has ruled that plaintiffs in a case challenging last year’s “temporary suspension” of accepting and processing pistol purchase permits allegedly due to the COVID-19 outbreak and state of emergency declared by Gov. Roy Cooper, may pursue damage claims and associated claims for declaratory relief and attorney’s fees.
The case is known as Stafford v. Baker.
Democrat Threat Fuels Momentum as SAF Expands 2A Outreach Effort Ammoland Inc. Posted on iStock-697763612
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- The Second Amendment Foundation announced today that thanks to the continued overwhelming positive reaction to our “2nd Amendment First Responder” project, we have extended our national television campaign for a fourth consecutive week, scheduling 69 more spots on more than a dozen networks.
“By the end of next week,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “our 60-second message will have been broadcast a total of 268 times, reaching millions of viewers. We’re able to extend our effort because of the growing positive response. It’s been astounding.”