Gun Groups to Sheriff: Start Granting Carry Permits, Or Else
Second Amendment advocates put Riverside County’s handgun carry license policy in their crosshairs. (June 24, 2014) – Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff may have recently won re-election, but he’s not out of the woods yet, two gun rights groups say. The Calguns Foundation (CGF) and California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL) have announced the […]
California Gun Owners Ask Court to Block DOJ Gun Control Policy
California Gun Owners Ask Court to Block DOJ Gun Control Policy Two California gun owners have filed for an injunction against California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the Department of Justice. (Sacramento, CA – June 11, 2014) – Two California gun owners, Paul Gladden and “Alvin Doe”, have filed for an injunction against defendants Attorney General […]
Kamala Harris Sued Over New Handgun Purchase Ban
California Attorney General Kamala Harris Sued Over New Handgun Purchase Ban Gun rights groups back lawsuit to restore the right to buy handguns in the Golden State. (Sacramento, CA – May 20, 2014) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris continues to substitute anti-gun policies for black letter law, say California gun rights groups The Calguns Foundation (CGF) […]
KIRA DAVIS: Bloomberg & Friends Deny Free Speech to 2A Supporters
Ex NYC Nanny…er, Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn’t giving up on gun control just yet. Last Wednesday America’s favorite meemaw announced a new $50 million pledge to support the newly-formed “Everytown for Gun Safety” which is a merger of the failed “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” and “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Amrerica”. Said Everytown […]
CGF Publishes New Resources to Help Californians Acquire a Handgun Carry License
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 7, 2014 CGF Publishes New Resources to Help Californians Acquire a Handgun Carry License ROSEVILLE, CA – Following the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent affirmations of the fundamental, individual Second Amendment right to carry handguns in public for self-defense, Roseville-based gun rights group The Calguns Foundation has published new resources to assist law-abiding Californians with […]
SAF, CGF Score Ninth Circuit Victory in Richards Carry Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 SAF, CGF Score Ninth Circuit Victory in Richards Carry Case BELLEVUE, WA, and ROSEVILLE, CA – The Second Amendment Foundation and The Calguns Foundation earned a significant victory today when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case of Richards v. Prieto, challenging the handgun carry […]
Ninth Circuit: Yolo County Carry License Policy is Unconstitutional (3/5/14)
This morning, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals entered judgment in our Richards v. Prieto ‘right to bear’ lawsuit that challenged Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto’s policy as unconstitutional. In the memorandum, the Court concluded that “the district court in this case erred in denying Richard’s motion for summary judgment because the Yolo County policy impermissibly infringes on […]
Ninth Circuit Holds California’s Carry License Laws Unconstitutional
California takes a step towards “shall-issue” handgun carry licensing In a major decision today, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that California’s “good cause” requirement for handgun carry licenses violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. In May 2009, during a short period when the federal Second Amendment legally applied to […]
CGF Asks Steinberg, Pérez to Fix APPS
Earlier today, The Calguns Foundation sent an urgent letter to Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez formally requesting that the Legislature move to end unconstitutional arrests, raids, searches, and property seizures under the Department of Justice’s “Armed & Prohibited Persons System” (APPS) disarmament program. In the letter, Executive Director Brandon […]
DOJ Drops 28 Handguns from Roster after Firearm Manufacturers Back SAF, CGF Gun Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 10, 2014 Calif. Dept. of Justice Drops 28 More Handguns from Roster after S&W, Ruger Back SAF, CGF Second Amendment Lawsuit ROSEVILLE, CA and BELLEVUE, WA — Law-abiding Californians are facing an increasing infringement on their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, say gun rights organizations Second Amendment Foundation […]
