The Second Amendment Foundation is approaching its 50th birthday. They’ve spent that time wisely, and are today positioned to have a major impact on gun rights in the U.S. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, they advance the 2A through educational outreach, legal action, and assistance, and have a publishing catalog of over a dozen books. There are innumerable pro-gun groups in the U.S. and abroad, with diverse goals and areas of focus. They do outreach, training, lobby legislators, or opine on resultant legislation. All of that is necessary, and deserving of support, but it’s worth noting that one of the most direct ways to influence your rights in this country is through the court system.
We sat down with Alan Gottlieb, who in addition to being a prolific publisher and activist is the founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, which has helped secure two major SCOTUS victories for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RTKBA) in the last 13 years alone, in addition to lower court wins.
RECOIL: Tell us who you are and what the Second Amendment Foundation is all about?
I went to the University of Tennessee, majoring in nuclear engineering, and my avocation for getting away from the textbooks was politics. I was involved with the group Young Americans for Freedom and was
