CCRKBA TO ILLINOIS: PENALIZE CRIMINALS, NOT GUNMAKERS
BELLEVUE, WA – A proposal in Illinois to require gunmakers to contribute to a special fund designed to offset the financial burden to taxpayers resulting from shootings is an idiotic effort to make the firearms industry responsible for the actions of criminals, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says. “Instead of putting criminals behind bars and keeping
CCRKBA AMICUS TO COURT: ‘HISTORY DOES NOT ALLOW AR-15 PROHIBITION’
BELLEVUE, WA – Declaring that history does not provide any authority for modern semiautomatic rifles to be banned, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the plaintiffs in two consolidated cases challenging bans in Cook County, Illinois and the state of Connecticut. The cases are Viramontes v.
CCRKBA: ‘SECOND WAVE’ NAT’L FIREARMS SURVEY HITS BULLSEYE
BELLEVUE, WA – A newly-released “second wave” of the National Firearms Survey by Prof. William English at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University shows an estimated 88 million citizens own some 461 million firearms, including more than 40 million modern semiautomatic rifles, affirming such rifles are in “commonly use” and therefore should be protected by the Second Amendment. The Citizens Committee
CCRKBA: FBI REPORT DESTROYS ANTI-GUN MYTH THAT MORE GUNS=MORE CRIME
BELLEVUE, WA – A new FBI crime report showing a dramatic reduction in year-to-year crime from 2024 to 2025 has completely destroyed the long-standing myth perpetuated by the gun prohibition lobby that more guns in private ownership will result in more violent crime, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) stated. According to the report, murder and
N.Y. LAWSUIT OVER PISTOL LICENSE SUSPENSION TO MOVE FORWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – BELLEVUE, WA – A ruling by a federal magistrate allowing a lawsuit by a Nassau County, New York couple whose pistol licenses were suspended for 13 months because their daughter had been admitted to a hospital for mental health treatment is the “right thing to do,” according to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. David
GUN CONTROL SUPPORT SLIPS; DEMS WANT MORE, REPUBLICANS DON’T
BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday shows support for gun control is slipping among likely voters, and it also once again reveals Democrats are the “party of gun control” for wanting stricter gun laws, while Republicans favor enforcing current laws. “Ten weeks before the midterm elections is a good time for these distinctions to be revealed by a national
9TH CIRCUIT PANEL REJECTS ANTI-GUN LAWSUIT; PLAINTIFFS LACKED STANDING
BELLEVUE, WA – BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms congratulates the three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for unanimously rejecting a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Giffords Law Center (GLC) against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) because they lacked standing as
CURRENT AND FUTURE CCRKBA MEMBERS COVERED BY NFA INJUNCTION
BELLEVUE, WA – Thanks to the Justice Department’s decision to not seek extension of the stay of last week’s ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas striking down registration requirements on certain firearms and suppressors under the National Firearms Act, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is reminding its current and
OREGON MEASURE 114 BACKFIRED; RESIDENTS BOUGHT MORE GUNS
BELLEVUE, WA – Oregon gun prohibitionists just learned a painful lesson with the announcement of a new study which reveals passage of anti-gun Measure 114 led to a stunning increase in gun buying, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms calls it a victory for gun rights and the Second Amendment. “This was as predictable as winter
CCRKBA WIN: FED. JUDGE SAYS SUPPRESSOR, SBR NFA REGISTRATION UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BELLEVUE, WA – A federal judge in Texas has ruled the 1934 National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration requirement, which has remained in force despite repeal of the enabling $200 tax, is unconstitutional, handing a victory to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The ruling was issued Wednesday by District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, a Donald Trump appointee.