ALEX NEWMAN: FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS WITH TYRANNY & GLOBALISM~IT'S MARTIAL LAW, NOT MEDICINE IN RHODE ISLAND

ALEX NEWMAN: FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS WITH TYRANNY & GLOBALISM

In this episode of Behind The Deep State, host Alex Newman explores the Deep State effort to supposedly fight the Chinese virus with more tyranny and globalism. In particular, Alex goes through a Rockefeller Foundation report that imagines a hypothetical pandemic. Dubbed "Lock Step," this scenario praises Communist China's ruthless measures while attacking the United States. Newman also exposes the push for a New World Order, mandatory vaccines, a global Special Drawing Rights currency by the IMF, ID2020, and other schemes funded by the Bill Gates Foundation. Basically, the Deep State is using this hysteria to wage war on liberty, nations, and privacy. Don't let them win. ▶️ More Videos: Deep State Weaponizing Coronavirus Against Freedom https://youtu.be/NCOMBWlYyr8 Dr. Shiva, PhD | COVID-19 https://youtu.be/C6a7vOntSJ0 Deep State Sexualizing Children at School https://youtu.be/4yGquJMp7js 🇺🇸 The New American: http://www.thenewamerican.com/

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IT'S MARTIAL LAW, NOT MEDICINE

GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO SAYS 

NEW YORKERS ARE NOT WELCOME, 

SUBJECT TO ARREST IN DOOR TO DOOR HUNT;

TRAMPLES CONSTITUTION

In Rhode Island, the National Guard are being used to threaten and intimidate American citizens, harassing them at home and on the road. It's time for many to recognize that this virus is being used as an excuse to infringe upon our rights.

RI State Police, National Guard set up checkpoint to stop, log travelers from NY

NY Gov Cuomo threatens to sue Gov Raimondo of Rhode Island for hunting down people from New York.

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Rhode Island Forces Any Out-of-state Visitors to Quarantine Themselves

BY BOB ADELMANN

SEE: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/35286-rhode-island-forces-any-out-of-state-visitors-to-quarantine-themselves; 

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research 

purposes:

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo replaced her edict demanding that New Yorkers coming to her state to escape the virus pandemic quarantine themselves for 14 days or else face fines and imprisonment and replaced it with one that includes anyone from out of state. She defended her initial edict by stating, “The reason is because more than half of the cases of coronavirus in America are in New York.… I know it’s unusual. I know it’s extreme, and I know some people disagree with it. [But] if you want to seek refuge in Rhode Island, you must be quarantined.”

The governor isn’t quite right about the numbers, but her threat is real. According to Worldometers, as this is being written on Monday morning, there are 142,793 known cases of the virus in the United States, with 59,648 (41 percent) of them in New York State. There are 294 known cases of the virus in Rhode Island, which have resulted in three deaths so far.

The governor is determined to keep her state’s numbers as low as possible, no matter what it takes. She has ordered the state police to set up checkpoints on I-95 and other main highways leading into her state from the west where drivers from out of state are being directed to checkpoints. If they ignore the signs, they will be pulled over. They will be quizzed about their plans, forced to give their personal contact information, and given a copy of the governor’s edict. It includes the penalties for noncompliance with the state’s quarantine: a $500 fine and possible jail time for up to 90 days.

National Guardsmen were also posted at train stations and bus depots to seek out and warn incoming New Yorkers seeking refuge in the state.

Even more egregious is her ordering National Guardsmen to start knocking on doors, primarily in small coastal towns where many out-of-staters have summer homes. Without search warrants, they have already knocked on more than 1,000 doors, demanding contact information from any persons from out of state living there and giving them copies of the governor’s edict.

Among the first to protest Governor Raimondo’s actions was New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who called her initial edict “clearly unconstitutional,” adding, “I understand the goal … [but] we have to keep the ideas and the policies we implement positive rather than reactionary and emotional. There [are] potential points of absurdity that people [like Raimondo] reach when it comes to trying to deal with the pandemic [and] I think Rhode Island is at that point of absurdity.”

Governor Raimondo was miffed at Cuomo’s criticism of her initial order that was directed just at New Yorkers: “I did talk to the governor of New York yesterday [Saturday] after I had already taken my action. We chatted about it. If he feels it’s important for him to take credit [for my new edict to include all out-of-staters] go ahead. I’m going to keep working here to keep Rhode Islanders safe. I will say I think it’s odd that Gov. Cuomo is focused on this sort of politics at a time that we’re fighting disasters.”

What Steven Brown, the state’s executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, considered odd was the vast overreach of Governor Raimondo’s executive decree:

While the Governor may have the power to suspend some state laws and regulations to address this medical emergency, she cannot suspend the Constitution.

Under the Fourth Amendment, having [an out-of-state] license plate simply does not, and cannot, constitute “probable cause” to allow police to stop a car and interrogate the driver, no matter how laudable the goal of the stop may be.

Brown is referring to the limitations the founders built into the Constitution precisely to keep police from doing that. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution reads, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Her edict also violates the Comity Clause, otherwise known as the Privileges and Immunities Clause (Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1): “The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.” This limitation was deliberately added by the founders to prevent a governor of one state from treating citizens of another state in a discriminatory manner.

One of those citizens whose rights were violated by Rhode Island’s National Guardsmen who came to his home without a warrant was a New Yorker who had just returned from a trip to the Bahamas with his family to his summer home in Rhode Island. Reha Kocatas told TV station WCVB that he questioned Raimondo’s overreach: “If New Yorkers are such high risk individuals, why are [they] putting first responders in front of these individuals?… It seem[s] like a pretty large waste of resources for something that could have been volunteered through an online form pretty quickly … it seemed like bureaucratic grandstanding.”

If allowed to stand, the governor’s edict could be replicated in other states where similar warnings have been issued but without the threats and constitutional violations posed by calling up the National Guard.

AMISH CHILDREN TO BE DENIED AN EDUCATION IN NEW YORK

AMISH CHILDREN TO BE DENIED 

AN EDUCATION IN NEW YORK

BY Carolyn Hendler, JD

SEE: https://thevaccinereaction.org/2020/03/amish-children-to-be-denied-an-education-in-new-york/; 

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research 

purposes:

An Amish family filed a lawsuit in October 2019 arguing that the removal of the religious exemption to vaccination mandated for school attendance violated their rights under the New York Constitution. The family had three unvaccinated children, who were shut out of a private school that enrolled only 24 students, all of whom were Amish and unvaccinated.  Seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the repeal of the religious exemption so that their children could stay in school pending the outcome of the case, it was the third legal case requesting a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of Public Health Law 2164 (“the Law”) after the New York legislature took the unprecedented action of passing A2371 that removed the religious exemption for school attendance on June 13, 2019 in one day without a public hearing. The bill was immediately signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo the same day.

History of the Amish in the U.S

There are more than 150,000 Amish people living in the United States, most of them are descended from families who, 400 years ago, came to America from Europe trying to escape religious persecution and seeking religious freedom. Some Amish and Mennonite groups emigrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in response to William Penn’s experiment with establishing a state of religious tolerance.  

The first Amish settlers arrived in New York in 1831. They were attracted to the area in part because of the protection of free exercise of religion in New York’s Constitution. Currently, about 20,000 members of the Amish religion live a secluded life in farming communities in New York, which is thought to have the fastest growing Amish population in the US.  

Many Amish families hold strong religious beliefs, live in close-knit, self-reliant communities and send their children to Amish-only schools until the 8 The U.S. Supreme Court recognized the deeply held religious beliefs of the Amish community when ruled in 1972 that Wisconsin’s compulsory attendance law was unconstitutional under the First Amendment when applied to Amish children past the 8th grade. The Supreme Court held that the State’s interest in compulsory education must yield to the fundamental rights, “protected by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the traditional interest of parents with respect to the religious upbringing of their children”

The Court Ignored Plaintiff’s Religion

In stark contrast to the opinion of the highest U.S. court, which recognized the religious rights of the Amish community, Judge Doyle’s opinion made no mention of the family’s deeply held religious beliefs or their unique lifestyle at an Amish only school in a secluded community, despite the Plaintiff’s Complaint and supporting 47-page Memorandum of Law focusing on their deeply held religious beliefs.

The Amish put God and community ahead of the individual. The Amish value life as a spiritual activity and believe in separation from, rather than integration with, modern worldly society. The Amish base their daily life and religious practice on a literal interpretation of the Biblical instruction “be not conformed to this world.” (Romans 12:2)….Plaintiff sincerely believes to rely on a man-made vaccination would be an act of unbelief in the power of God to heal and protect. (emphasis added.)

Recent New York Court Decisions on Public Health Law 2164

In New York, a party seeking a preliminary injunction must show three things by clear and convincing evidence: (1) that they are likely to succeed on the merits or, in other words, win in the end; (2) that they will suffer irreparable harm if the preliminary relief is not granted while waiting for the final judgment; and (3) that the balance of the equities favors their position. In making a determination, the court is required to look at factors such as public policy and hardship to the parties when determining whether granting relief is fair.

The Plaintiffs contend that the Law, as amended, violates the free exercise clause of the New York State Constitution. This is the second time that plaintiffs have relied exclusively on the New York Constitution rather than the Federal Constitution when challenging the recent changes to this law. In Sullivan-Knapp v. Cuomo, the New York Supreme Court denied a preliminary injunction finding that the Law did not violate the New York Constitution, although it criticized the Legislature for denying children with a religious exemption an education. 

In both cases, the plaintiffs assert that New York’s long history supporting religious tolerance and religious liberty is supported by the State Constitution which grants broader rights than the Federal Constitution as evidenced by the inclusion of the words, “forever” and “all humankind”. The New York Constitution Article 1, Section III sets forth,“The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all humankind ” (emphasis added)

These cases are distinguished from F.F. on behalf of Y.F. v. State, the other lawsuit filed in the 3rd circuit Appellate Court in which plaintiffs were seeking a preliminary injunction asserting the removal of the religious exemption violated the free exercise of religion clause in the United States Constitution and the New York Constitution. In that case, the Appellate Court denied a preliminary injunction and found that, while the plaintiffs would suffer irreparable harm if the preliminary injunction was not granted, they did not establish that they had a likelihood of success on the merits.

The Court Failed to Balance the Equities

Relying on a 2006 Appellate Court decision, Catholic Charities, the court stated that it would apply a test that balances the interest advanced by the legislation with the individual right to free exercise of religion. However, the Court did not appear to apply any balancing test when it determined that Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits because they failed to establish that the removal of the religious exemption created an “unreasonable interference to their right to exercise religious freedom”.

Citing, Mcartney v. Austin, a 1969 Appellate Division case, the Court assumed that there was no need for any discussion at all because Public Health Law 2164, was a valid exercise of state police powers that supercedes the free exercise clause. “..statutes of this nature, and section 2164 in particular, are within the police power and thus constitutional generally is too well established to require discussion.”

However, the Court failed to consider that when Mcartney was decided, Public Health Law 2164 did include a religious exemption.

The Court also conducted no fact finding, stating;


nothing but a clear violation of the Constitution will justify a court in overruling the legislative will…. Further, the Court is required to apply the “presumption that the Legislature has investigated and found the facts necessary to support the legislation.”(I.L.F.Y Co. v. Temporary State Housing Rent Comm., 10 NY2d 263, 269 [1961] (emphasis added)


For the Court to assume that the current version of the Law is constitutional simply because it passed the Legislature is a giant leap of faith unsupported by actual facts. The Complaint clearly states that no investigation was conducted and included quotes from outraged members of the Legislature including Senator Lanza;


This bill says we don’t even want to hear you. Your beliefs are so foreign to me that I reject them out of hand. You don’t get a hearing, you don’t get a conversation, you get nothing. I believe what I believe, you believe what you believe, and that’s your problem. I think that’s wrong. And it’s a terrible precedent.


The Court’s Analysis Missed the Mark

The Court’s decision misses the mark as it analyzes whether the Law is constitutional, rather than addressing Plaintiff’s claim that the removal of the religious exemption violates the New York Constitution. This is a distinction of merit. The Plaintiffs do not argue that the Legislature does not have the right to enact laws to protect the health of New Yorkers, rather, they assert that the New York Constitution requires an exemption to be carved out for those whose deeply held religious beliefs conflict with public health law, which is the reason the religious exemption was incorporated into the Law when it was passed in 1963.

This decision contradicts Williams v. Orchard Park Sch. Dist, a New York Supreme Court decided in 2019 that found “New York has long recognized the need to balance the protection of the public health against the constitutional rights of parents to raise their children in accordance to their own religious beliefs” and that Public Health Law 2164 with the religious exemption in tact maintained that balance.

The Court Ignored the Plaintiff’s Other Arguments

The Court made no mention of the Plaintiff’s claim that denying an education violates the New York Constitution Article XI, Section 1, which established that the Legislature will:


provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common school, wherein all of the children of this state may be educated.


The Court also ignored Plaintiff’s assertion that removing the religious exemption, which would result in denying certain children access to an education, effectively amended the New York Constitution without following the Constitutional amendment process as set forth in Article XIX of the New York Constitution. Instead the bill was passed with no debate in the House health committee, no testimony received from health professionals, no input from the public and no fact finding.

Lessons Learned from New York

The court decisions in New York make it clear that the assault on our constitutional rights and civil liberties will not be remedied in a courtroom.

The sheer number of lawsuits filed by families of children denied an education and the financial toll taken by New York as it repeatedly defends a law that unjustly targets and penalizes a small segment of the population should caution other states considering similar legislation.

References:


 Associated Press. Upstate NY Amish Family Sues Over End of Religious Vaccine Exemption for School. Syracuse.com Oct. 21, 2019.
 Stoltzfus v. Cuomo et al., Verified Complaint. First Freedom Oct. 22, 2019.
 NVIC. New York Bill Removing Religious Vaccine Exemption Turned Into Law on One Day with No Public Hearings. The Vaccine Reaction June 14, 2019.
 First Freedoms. Amish Lawsuit Filed to Restore Religious Liberty in New York. Oct. 22, 2019.
 Powell A. Amish Origin, Beliefs, and Lifestyle. Trippsavvy Dec. 26, 2018.
 The Amish in the US and Canada: Before 1900. Religious Tolerance Aug. 12, 2012.
 Robinson D. NY Vaccinations: What to Know About an Amish Lawsuit seeking to Restore Religious Exemption. Democrat & Chronicle Oct. 21, 2019.
 Amish America. New York Amish: 55 Settlements & Counting. Nov. 10, 2017.
 The Life of an Amish Child (part 1). Amish Mennonite Quilts.
 Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972).
 Stoltzfus v. Cuomo et al. Memorandum Of Law In Support of Preliminary Injunction. Sept.16, 2019.
 Stoltzfus v. Cuomo et al., Verified Complaint. First Freedom Oct. 22, 2019.
 4 Broadway LLC v. West Side SRO Law Project, 86 A.D.3d 18 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011).
 Hendler C. New York Supreme Court Denies Injunction, Criticizes Legislature for New Vaccine Law. NVIC Newsletter Oct.17, 2019.
 Judge Wiggens who decided Sullivan-Knapp v. Cuomo, No. E2019-1338CV, (S.C. N.Y. Oct. 9, 2019) has since retired from the bench and has been replaced by Judge Doyle who decided this matter.
 The Constitution of the State of New York. Article 1 Bill of Rights.
 Ibid.
 Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany v. Serio, 7 N.Y.3d 510 (N.Y. 2006).
 Stoltzfus v. Cuomo et. al Index No. 20190311 Nov. 4, 2019.
 Ibid citing McCartney v. Austin, 31 AD2d 370, 371 [3d Dept 1969].
 Ibid.
 New York State Assembly. A02371 Bill to Repeal Exemption to Vaccination for Religious Beliefs. Bill History Summary of Actions. June 13, 2019.
 Stoltzfus v. Cuomo et al., Verified Complaint. First Freedom. Oct. 22, 2019.
 Williams v. Orchard Park Sch. Dist., 801602/2019, (NY Sup. Ct. 2019).
 The Constitution of the State of New York Article XI, Section 1 Education.
 Stoltzfus v. Cuomo et al., Verified Complaint. First Freedom Oct. 22, 2019.

THE NEW YORK TIMES LIES ABOUT TRUMP & BLAMES CHRISTIANS FOR CORONAVIRUS

SEE: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/coronavirus-trump-evangelicals.html

THE NEW YORK TIMES LIES ABOUT TRUMP & BLAMES CHRISTIANS FOR CORONAVIRUS

 ★★★ A NEW CONSERVATIVE AGE IS RISING ★★★

The New York Times is lying about President Trump and blaming Christians for the spread of the Coronavirus; that’s right, if you can believe it, the New York Times is actually reaching new lows, as if that were possible. We’re going to take a look at the latest absurdities coming from that bastion of leftwing activism disguised as journalism at the New York Times, and how it’s all just a tacit admission that the mainstream Marxist media has become almost entirely irrelevant in the rise of a new conservative age.

New York Times Blames Christians 

for U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak

GESTAPO POLICE STATE NEW JERSEY: ANJRPC SUES TO END GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY'S SECOND AMENDMENT SHUT DOWN

Gov. Murphy says NJ “safer” without guns - 

the viral confrontation and commentary!

New Jersey Second Amendment Society

Gov. Murphy says NJ “safer” without guns - the viral confrontation and commentary! We always knew the argument from NJ politicians was nonsense - “they hate guns!” — this is PATENTLY untrue. Statists LOVE guns, as long as they are in the hands of the GOVERNMENT. Governor Murphy has made that sentiment abundantly clear in this stunning press conference. Watch NJ2AS President Alejandro Roubian confront Governor Murphy regarding his executive orders closing all state NICS checks and FFL’s. You won’t believe his flippant response in this now viral video that is sweeping the nation: To help fight back! NJ2AS.org For more color, you can also check out commentary by Alejandro (@thearmedvegan) and Daniel (@dfrancisco7) where the stunning hypocrisy, hubris, and lies are fleshed out in detail. We break down exactly how Governor Murphy and the Attorney General have contradicted themselves in subsequent press conferences, all while being surrounded by multiple armed guards. To help fight back! NJ2AS.org We are the only organization taking the 2A fight to the front lines. The daily COVID-19 press conferences are nothing but softball questions from friendly journalists, but we will never stop working to protect your second amendment rights with bold questions and offensive legal actions. Please consider donating at the link below so we can continue to push the Governor to reinstate our right to purchase firearms and facilitate our lawsuit!

WITH THE ADVICE & COUNSEL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL GREWAL WHO DEFIED THE FEDS & MADE N.J. A SANCTUARY STATE FOR ILLEGALS

https://www.nj.com/news/2020/02/nj-ag-pro-gun-sanctuary-resolutions-mean-nothing-but-could-put-police-at-risk.html

GESTAPO POLICE STATE 
NEW JERSEY: 

ANJRPC SUES TO END GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY'S SECOND AMENDMENT SHUT DOWN

BY SCOTT BACH

SEE: https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/new-jersey-anjrpc-sues-to-end-gov-murphys-second-amendment-shutdown/#axzz6HzM3BYVf

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research 

purposes:

Opinion by Scott Bach

Motion Filed Today to Stop the Shutdown. ANJRPC Prepared to Go to U.S. Supreme Court. Murphy Admits 2A Shutdown is not about Coronavirus!

New Jersey: ANJRPC Sues To End Gov. Murphy’s Second Amendment Shutdown

New Jersey – -(AmmoLand.com)- March 26, 2020. Yesterday, ANJRPC filed a federal lawsuit to end NJ Governor Phil Murphy’s unilateral shutdown of the Second Amendment by executive order, supposedly because of the Coronavirus. Today, ANJRPC filed a motion in that lawsuit asking a U.S. District Court Judge to block enforcement of Murphy’s order.


Click here for copy of ANJRPC’s complaint in the case. Click here for a copy of ANJRPC’s motion to block enforcement of Murphy’s executive order.


These actions were made necessary by Gov. Murphy’s executive order 107 on March 21, in which he unilaterally shuttered gun stores, gun ranges, and shut down NICS, effectively switching off the Second Amendment to NJ’s 9 million residents with the stroke of a pen.

ANJRPC is prepared to take this new case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. The Second Amendment was designed precisely for the kind of emergency America now faces, to insure that law-abiding citizens would have the means to provide for their own safety if necessary. The idea that a single public official can simply turn gun rights off is absurd on its face.

What’s more, Governor Murphy’s overt hatred for the Second Amendment is laid bare in his executive order, which ironically declares that non-vital retailers like liquor stores, marijuana dispensaries, and cell phone stores are “essential” and therefore can stay open, while gun stores and ranges and the NICS system are not “essential” and must close.

Governor Murphy has even admitted that his assault on the Second Amendment was motivated by his hatred of guns, not by safety concerns about Coronavirus. When asked just yesterday by a reporter why he didn’t deem gun stores to be “essential,” he stated “a safer society for my taste has fewer guns and not more guns.”

He said nothing about Coronavirus, which is apparently just a pretext for shutting down the Second Amendment.

The legal team representing ANJRPC includes longtime ANJRPC attorney Dan Schmutter, and Washington, D.C. based David Thompson. Both are extremely accomplished in their fields, and very well-respected in the courts. Gun owners are lucky to have them on this case.


Please watch for further alerts as this case unfolds. If you want to support this critical litigation, donations can be made by clicking here.








About Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs:The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. is the official NRA State Association in New Jersey. Our mission is to implement all of the programs and activities at the state level that the NRA does at the national level. This mission includes the following: To support and defend the constitutional rights of the people to keep and bear arms. To take immediate action against any legislation at the local, state and federal level that would infringe upon these rights. Visit: www.anjrpc.org







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Gov. Murphy Admits Denying Press Credentials For NJ2AS News - Hates First Amendment as 

well!

Governor Murphy, who’s taken our Second Amendment rights away, told NJ2AS News (on 03/27/2020) they shouldn’t have First Amendment rights. He tried to imply Alejandro Roubian is not a real journalist and should not be allowed in his pressers. Then he outright refused to answer his question. This is unreal!

DELAWARE BACKS DOWN IN FEAR OF LAWSUIT; ALLOWS FIREARMS SALES

DELAWARE BACKS DOWN IN FEAR OF LAWSUIT; ALLOWS FIREARMS SALES

BY ALAN GOTTLIEB

SEE: https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/delaware-backs-down-allows-firearms-sales/#axzz6HzKeG2cj; 

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research 

purposes:

Delaware General Assembly building

Bellevue, WA  -(AmmoLand.com)- The State of Delaware has backed away from closing gun shops during the current Coronavirus pandemic crisis, a decision the Second Amendment Foundation says is the right thing to do. Under the revised language of the state’s emergency order, “Firearms dealers may conduct sales of firearms, ammunition, and other goods directly related to responsible firearm storage and maintenance, by appointment only. No more than two appointments per half-hour shall occur, and sellers are limited to operating during normal working hours they operated on prior to the State of Emergency. Any seller who violates such directive may be subject to criminal prosecution or other civil enforcement remedies up to and including arrest or the involuntary closure of the business.”

“This is a great win for Delaware gun owners and the right to keep and bear arms,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “After we sued New Jersey, our threatened lawsuit against Delaware, in which we were partnering with our friends at the National Rifle Association and Firearms Policy Coalition played a key role in bringing about this change of heart.”

SAF is currently considering lawsuits against several jurisdictions over gun shop closures that were announced as part of executive orders that do not recognize gun and ammunition dealers and suppliers as “essential businesses.”

“We’re delighted that cooler heads have prevailed in Delaware,” Gottlieb observed. “A considerable amount of hard work went into this, and to be honest, we’d rather not have to file lawsuits against anybody under the present circumstances.

“We can think of no more essential endeavor outside of health care and emergency services during a time of crisis than a business that enables citizens to exercise their fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment,” he concluded.

The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs
designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.


The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.