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Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)

oldbanger

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Oct 19, 2010
Messages
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beckofbeyond - Idaho
BELLEVUE, WA - A Federal District Court Judge in Massachusetts...granted summary judgment in a Second Amendment Foundation case challenging that state's denial of firearms licenses to permanent resident aliens.

U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodcock concluded that "the Massachusetts firearms regulatory regime as applied to the individual plaintiffs, contravenes the Second Amendment."

The case involves two Massachusetts residents, Christopher Fletcher and Eoin Pryal, whose applications for licenses to possess firearms in their homes for immediate self-defense purposes were denied under a state law that does not allow non-citizens to own handguns. SAF was joined in the case by Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc. and the two individual plaintiffs. The case is Fletcher v. Haas.

"This is our fourth court victory this month in our campaign to win back firearms freedoms one lawsuit at a time," said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb. "It is one more step toward repairing decades of Second Amendment erosion."

In his 41-page ruling, Judge Woodcock wrote, "The Massachusetts firearms regulatory regime, as applied to Fletcher and Pryal, does not pass constitutional muster regardless of whether intermediate scrutiny or strict scrutiny applies The possibility that some resident aliens are unsuited to possess a handgun does not justify a wholesale ban."

http://www.saf.org/
 

WOD

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Feb 13, 2012
Messages
224
Location
Onalaska WA
I sent $50.00 to the SAF this month. I'd suggest we all send them something at least once a year.
 

marinepilot81

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Mar 6, 2008
Messages
108
Location
Florida Panhandle
Saf

When I needed help with my lawsuit, the SAF was the only organization to help out. Though a lifetime member of the NRA, they never called back. GOA and Wyoming Gun Owners blew me off....

Yeah, SAF gets my 2A money now.
 

scott58dh

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Oct 16, 2011
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why?
When I needed help with my lawsuit, the SAF was the only organization to help out. Though a lifetime member of the NRA, they never called back. GOA and Wyoming Gun Owners blew me off....

Yeah, SAF gets my 2A money now.

VERY INTERESTING,,,, BUT DISTURBING :exclaim::question::exclaim::question:

PM sent.

:cool: PEACE & RKBA FOREVER !!!
 

zekester

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Joined
Mar 28, 2010
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Location
Uvalde, Texas
When I needed help with my lawsuit, the SAF was the only organization to help out. Though a lifetime member of the NRA, they never called back. GOA and Wyoming Gun Owners blew me off....

Yeah, SAF gets my 2A money now.

Good enough for the Marine...good enough for me.

PS...good luck on that lawsuit...should be in the bag!!
 

davidmcbeth

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Jan 14, 2012
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earth's crust
I see what the judge did here in talking about the proper level of scrutiny. Just trying to cover all the bases. But it was really improper of him to discuss 2 levels of review. He should have just gone with strict which is the proper method. SAF is the only true friend to gun owners.
 
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