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Second Amendment Foundation

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    March 9, 2012

    You Can Keep Packing Heat In Seattle Parks, Supreme Court Overrules Gun Ban

    Two Seattle mayors have now tried to ban guns from public parks and community centers. But this week the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association, and five permitted gun owners who sued the city were vindicated in Washington State's Supreme Court.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Seattle Gun Ban Challenge Moves to Olympia, Where Pro-Gunners Predict Another Victory

    Gottlieb​With release of a state Appeals Court ruling this week, gun-rights activists have, as expected, won their legal battle to knock down Seattle's ban on carrying guns in city parks. And as expected they're crowing about it. "We told former Mayor Greg Nickels he was wrong," says Alan Gott ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Alan Gottlieb, Bellevue Gun Nut, Finds Exploiting Tucson Tragedy 'Unconscionable' . . . Unless It's His Group Doing It

    Gottlieb​That was fast. Save for a few TV talking heads, chatter about new gun controls has faded away just a week after the anti-gun rage over Jared Loughner's extended-cartridge Glock 19. Duke professor Philip Cook told Salon it's likely because "Those who favor a modicum of gun regulation a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    The Five Coolest Old Gun Ads

    ​Buying a gun used to be like buying a savings bond: it was something you did as much for you as for your country. But now guns are under attack! If it wasn't for the Supreme Court, the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation there would be almost no one to stand up for guns and the people who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Supreme Court Approves Bellevue Gunners' Second Amendment Challenge to Chicago Ban

    Steven DeWallGottlieb​As most court observers predicted - even getting the score right - the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that the right to keep and bear arms applies to states, counties and cities, which will lead to elimination of most local gun bans but could also result in new gun-co ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    Toke Stoking

    Steve Sarich raises the ire of the medical-marijuana community.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Gun Guru Alan Gottlieb's Latest Fund Raising Effort Raises Money for His Fund Raiser

    Steven DewallGottlieb: "Fear, hate, and revenge" pay off​As SW reported last year, Bellevue gun-rights guru Alan Gottlieb tends to personally benefit from the side businesses connected to his Second Amendment Foundation's political activities. He was paid $36,000 as SAF's vice-president in 200 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    City's Parks Gun Ban Upheld. But Supreme Court Is Poised to Overrule

    Justice Anthony Kennedy may let you pack heat in the park.​The city's controversial (to some) 2008 ban on guns in parks has been upheld in a U.S. District Court ruling today, which overturns a contrary decision in King County Superior Court last month. Former Mayor Greg Nickels implemented the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    The Reasonable Man Behind the City Gun Ban Lawsuit

    Bob Warden and his .40 caliber glock moments before being turned away from a community center.​The legal term pro se (meaning someone who forgoes a lawyer in order to represent themselves in cour) is normally a handy way of identifying a kook. Someone who's crazy. A person usually only goes pr ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2009

    Cover Story: Barack & Load

    Alan Gottlieb’s challenge to a gun ban in the President’s adopted hometown has made it all the way to the Supreme Court, and fattened the ex-con’s wallet in the process.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    City Gun Ban Challenge: 'Slam dunk' Suit to be Filed

    ​Not unexpectedly, Bellevue's Second Amendment Foundation says it will sue the city of Seattle, likely tomorrow, over Mayor Greg Nickels' ban on guns in many city parks. "I'm awaiting my copy of the suit to sign, probably by the end of the day," SAF founder and vice-president Alan Gottlieb sai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Do Only a Few Support Seattle Parks Gun Ban?

    ​Just how popular is Mayor Nickels' parks gun ban in lefty Seattle? Alex Gottlieb of Bellevue's pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation says only eight percent of Seattlites back the ban, according to figures he obtained from the mayor's office, while just two percent of outsiders support it. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Second Thoughts on Mayor Nickels Gun Ban

    On Wednesday we posted a little item on Mayor Nickels' gun ban and what the current mayoral candidates thought of it. Showing a picture of a gun-toting squirrel; calling gun-owners "nuts"; it was, to say the least, a little kneejerk. I don't own a gun. I've only fired a rifle a few times in my life ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Guns in Parks: Nickels Bans 'em, Suits Threatened, Candidates Stand Where on the Issue?

    Guns in parks: Because this furry little guy might get trigger-happy.​Seattle PostGlobe reports that Mayor Greg Nickels is moving forward with his (editorializing: very f'ing sensible) promise to ban guns in city parks by Friday. Second Amendment nuts advocates, START YOUR LITIGATING!Alan Gott ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Is Mayor Nickels Backing Off On Gun Ban?

    Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels might be having second thoughts about moving forward with his controversial "dangerous weapons" ban. The executive order would effectively prohibit the possession of firearms on most city-owned properties. The ban has naturally drawn the criticism of Second Amendment right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2006

    Yet Another Gun Debate In The Times

    Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels might be having second thoughts about moving forward with his controversial "dangerous weapons" ban. The executive order would effectively prohibit the possession of firearms on most city-owned properties. The ban has naturally drawn the criticism of Second Amendment right ... More >>

  • News

    September 18, 2002

    Assassination on Queen Anne

    A year later, there are few leads in the slaying of assistant U.S. attorney and gun-control advocate Tom Wales. But conspiracy theories abound.

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