BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms applauds Arizona State Rep. Quang Nguyen for sponsoring and championing House Bill 2763 through the Arizona State Legislature, adding significant protection to the world-famous Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix. The Ben Avery facility is the largest such public range in the entire United States, and is annually visited by more than 120,000 people. It was the first government-owned facility to earn a Five Star rating from the National Association of

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is hailing the unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court which strikes down a federal prohibition on firearms ownership for people who are “habitual” marijuana users. The case, known as United States v. Hemani, involved Texas resident Ali Hemani, who had been charged with a felony for possessing a handgun for self-defense while admitting he used marijuana “every other day,” which was prohibited by federal statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)). CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – The Saturday morning arrest of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball star James Harden raises concerns and questions about why he was charged with a misdemeanor at all, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms contends. Harden was reportedly pulled over early Saturday in Houston on what has been described as a “traffic stop.” A handgun was allegedly observed that was not in a holster, “according to charging documents.” This is essentially what all of the published reports are saying, without

BELLEVUE, WA – A ruling by the Appellate Court of Maryland in the case of a man who was stopped by police initially for carrying a gun in public because the gun was allegedly “printing,” is being cited by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as another step toward placing more limits on government’s ability to interfere with the right to bear arms protected by the Second Amendment. The case involved a man named Steven Hicks, who was stopped by

BELLEVUE, WA – While the gun prohibition lobby is observing June as “Gun Violence Awareness Month,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says there should also be an “Armed Self-Defense Awareness Month” to recognize the thousands of people who defend themselves and others each year. “Not once have we heard a peep from the gun ban crowd when a legally-armed private citizen intervenes to save lives from mass killers, or protect themselves and their families from violent criminals,” noted CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has added the Chicago White Sox to its list of businesses and entities on the “Don’t Feed the Gun Prohibitionists” list for supporting gun control organizations. In a message posted on “X” June 5, the White Sox revealed they were supporting Everytown for Gun Safety and other gun control groups on “Gun Violence Awareness Day.” “The White Sox just struck out with a lot of fans, judging from the reaction we’re seeing

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is proud to celebrate with radio host Mark Walters on being listed on the TALKERS Magazine Heavy Hundred. Walters, a member of the CCRKBA Board of Directors, was notified on June 5 that he’s been named one “of the 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America” for the second year in a row! In 2025 Walters ranked 91 on the list of most influential radio hosts. This year, he

BELLEVUE, WA – The Minnesota Court of Appeals correctly ruled Tuesday that a ban on so-called “binary triggers” snuck into an omnibus 2024 spending measure by Democrats at the last minute violated a state constitutional procedural requirement. While some consider a “binary trigger” to be a rapid-fire gimmick for certain semi-auto firearms, it has no connection with tax-and-spending legislation, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms notes. “This is the sort of shenanigan used by anti-gunners time and again to conceal something

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding the decision by at least four county prosecutors in Virginia to not enforce the ban on so-called “assault firearms” and original capacity magazines, signed into law by Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger Prosecutors in Powhatan, Pulaski, Smyth and Spotsylvania counties say the ban violates the Second Amendment. Those Commonwealth attorneys are Phillip Blevins Jr. (Smyth County), Rob Cerullo (Powhatan County), Justin L. Griffin (Pulaski County), and Ryan Mehaffey (Spotsylvania County).

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has announced the happy hour sponsor for the upcoming New England Firearms Advocacy Conference is Jared Yanis from Guns & Gadgets, who has pledged his support by funding the post-conference event. The New England FAC is scheduled this Saturday, May 30 and there’s still time to get tickets! The conference is being held at Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr., Chicopee, Mass. and starts at 9 a.m. Advance registration is required.