BELLEVUE, WA – Today, September 17, 2025 is “Constitution Day,” commemorating the 238th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution by delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and all Americans should celebrate this significant date in world history, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) declared.
“This is a special date,” noted CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “recognizing the adoption of our Constitution, which is not just the foundation of our government, but a contract between government and all of the people; a guarantee that the nation our forefathers founded would be, and remain, the home of liberty and justice for all.
“In layman’s terms,” he continued, “the Constitution is the instruction manual of freedom. Where else but in this wonderful document does one find the operational guidelines for making our nation work? Our Constitution has become the envy of the world, setting the rules and establishing boundaries on government, from town councils to Congress. Is it any wonder, after 238 years, why so many people from so many other places want to come to the United States?
“Our Constitution would eventually include the Bill of Rights, protecting the freedoms of speech, religion and the press,” Gottlieb observed. “It is the ‘rule book’ for a nation of free people, protecting the rights we have all come to cherish, including the right to remain silent, the right to legal counsel, and the right to keep and bear arms.
“But the Constitution is more than that,” he added. “Our Constitution puts the people in charge. Because of our Constitution, we all have a say in how this country works. We all have a vote and a voice. We elect representatives, not rulers. We can literally change the direction of government, because the Constitution empowers the people to just say ‘No,’ and make it stick.
“You bet this is a day to celebrate,” Gottlieb stated. “We may not always get things right, but the U.S. Constitution guarantees we can make things right. So far, nobody has come up with anything better. Not even close.”