OHIO APPEALS COURT SAYS CINCINNATI MUST PAY LEGAL FEES IN GUN LAW CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding the ruling by a three-judge panel of Ohio’s 1st District Court of Appeals requiring the City of Cincinnati to pay legal fees to Frank West, who successfully challenged the city’s gun storage law, which violated Ohio’s preemption statute. “When a city adopts an ordinance which directly conflicts with state law,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “it stands to reason that the city should be required to cover the legal
CCRKBA FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN MARYLAND INTERSTATE CARRY CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has submitted an amicus brief to the Maryland State Supreme Court in support of a District of Columbia man who has a valid D.C. carry permit, but was arrested in Maryland for carrying a concealed pistol. Joining CCRKBA are the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association, Maryland Shall Issue, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Second Amendment Law Center and the Cato Institute. They are represented by attorneys Mark W.
AMERICAN GUN OWNERS HAVE LOTS TO CELEBRATE THIS JULY FOURTH
BELLEVUE, WA – Following two significant Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment, and the Court’s announcement it will finally consider the constitutionality of state and local gun bans, American gun owners have a lot to celebrate this July 4th as the nation reaches its milestone 250th anniversary of independence, according to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. “We live in a nation founded on the concepts of freedom and individual liberty,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “and the cornerstone
CCRKBA AMICUS BRIEF SUPPORTS SAILOR CONVICTED OF GUN CRIMES BY BIDEN ATF
BELLEVUE, WA – “The facts of this case are outrageous,” says an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, in support of a decorated Navy veteran convicted of crimes he really didn’t commit, but was prosecuted by the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Patrick “Tate” Adamiak was sentenced to 20 years in prison because he possessed cut-up gun parts and a fake RPG-7. CCRKBA’s brief describes this as
CCRKBA DIRECTOR SUES NJ OFFICIALS OVER DENIED RECORDS REQUESTS
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today announced that Board of Directors member and journalist John Petrolino has filed a suit against New Jersey officials over repeat records request denials. While CCRKBA is not a party to this case, we stand by Director Petrolino as he works to increase transparency in the Garden State. In 2024 Petrolino covered New Jersey permit-to-carry statistics extensively. He discovered that Black permit-to-carry applicants are denied more than double their white counterparts
CCRKBA AMICUS BRIEF: AMMO BACKGROUND CHECK UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BELLEVUE, WA – California’s mandatory background check requirement for ammunition purchases, which falsely rejects more than 10 percent of qualified buyers, is unconstitutional, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says in an amicus brief submitted to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case known as Rhode v. Bonta. CCRKBA is joined by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Second Amendment Law Center. They are represented by SAF attorney Konstadinos T. Moros. “As we note in the brief,” said CCRKBA
CCRKBA AMICUS SUPPORTS CHALLENGE OF LIFETIME 2A RIGHTS LOSS
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has submitted an amicus brief to the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a Pennsylvania man’s challenge of a federal law which imposed a lifetime loss of Second Amendment rights over a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. The case is known as Williams v. Attorney General of the United States. Joining CCRKBA in this amicus are the Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, and
CCRKBA FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN CHALLENGE OF MARYLAND CCW LAW
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, encouraging the court to grant certiorari in a case challenging Maryland’s concealed carry law, which does not recognize permits issued by other states. The case is known as Gardner v. Maryland. CCRKBA is joined by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, and the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. They are represented by
CCRKBA, SAF AMICUS BRIEF SUPPORTS CHALLENGE OF HAWAII CARRY LAW
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a challenged to the restrictive concealed carry law in Hawaii which essentially makes it impossible for law-abiding, licensed citizens of that state to exercise their right to bear arms outside of their own homes. The case is known as Wolford v. Lopez. Joining CCRKBA and SAF is the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. They are represented by
CCRKBA LAWSUIT SAYS NFA REGULATION OF SBRs, SUPPRESSORS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed a federal lawsuit in Texas challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA) “with respect to the untaxed firearms it purports to regulate” and “with respect to suppressors and short-barreled rifles” on Second Amendment grounds. CCRKBA is joined by the FPC Action Foundation, Texas State Rifle Association, Hot Shots Custom, and three private citizens, all Texas residents. They are represented by attorneys R. Brent Cooper at Cooper &