CCRKBA HAILS ACTIONS OF ARMED CITIZEN WHO STOPPED OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTER
BELLEVUE, WA – With confirmation by police in Bend, Oregon that the suspect in Thursday’s deadly school shooting was stopped by an armed private citizen, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is hailing that person’s actions, which obviously saved lives. “Once again,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “an armed citizen with a concealed carry license has intervened in a tragic incident, bringing it to an end and preventing further loss of innocent lives. We are heartbroken that three children and
CCRKBA HONORS DEREK LEBLANC AS GRASSSROOTS ACTIVIST OF YEAR
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is founded on grassroots activism, and this year’s “Grassroots Activist of the Year” award goes to a man who is relatively fresh to the fight, Derek LeBlanc, founder of the Oregon Gun Owners Action League—which became a CCRKBA affiliate this year. Not only was LeBlanc active in the state capitol in Salem, he is also tackling the Portland city council’s controversial effort to ban licensed concealed carry in “certain city-owned buildings
JOHN LOTT HONORED AS ‘GUN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR’ BY CCRKBA
BELLEVUE, WA – Internationally-recognized firearms researcher and author Dr. John Lott, founder and president of the Montana-based Crime Prevention Research Center, was honored during this year’s Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) as the recipient of the “Gun Rights Defender of the Year” by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Lott gained national attention with the publication of his book More Guns, Less Crime almost 28 years ago. It offered a much-welcomed contrast to arguments by gun prohibitionists that increasing private
‘GARRETT’S LAW’ TREATING AIRGUNS LIKE FIREARMS AN EXTREMIST IDEA, SAYS CCRKBA
BELLEVUE, WA – A proposed federal law treating airguns as firearms is an extremist idea which reveals the true intentions of anti-gunners is to ultimately ban anything even resembling a gun, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. Democratic Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) is sponsoring “Garrett’s Law,” which would require background checks, and place airgun regulation under the control of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Congressman Kevin Mullin is adding a new definition to the term ‘California Dreamin’,”
CCRKBA: FIFTH CIRCUIT RULING ON INTERSTATE HANDGUN SALES PROPER
BELLEVUE, WA – A ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which holds the ban on direct interstate handgun sales to private citizens is unconstitutional is being hailed by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. “Especially now, with the existence of the National Instant Check System (NICS), this antiquated piece of government overreach has certainly outlived whatever usefulness its authors imagined,” said CCRKBA Executive Director Andrew Gottlieb. “It was an excessive idea to begin
CCRKBA FILES AMICUS IN SCOTUS OUT-OF-STATE CARRY PERMIT CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that the right to bear arms does not disappear when a law-abiding citizen crosses a state line. After CCRKBA’s amicus brief in Viramontes v. Cook County (Illinois) and Grant v. Higgins (Connecticut) concerning “assault weapons”, CCRKBA has now joined an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court in Johnson v. Jacobson, a case challenging Minnesota’s refusal to recognize valid concealed-carry permits issued by other states.
CCRKBA LAUNCHES WARDOGS COMMUNITY SERVER TO UNITE PRO-SECOND AMENDMENT GAMERS
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is proud to announce the launch of its new Community Server for BULKHEAD’s new game “WARDOGS”, providing Second Amendment advocates with a welcoming online gaming environment where they can connect, engage, and build community around shared values. With WARDOGS experiencing explosive growth—boasting over 400,000 peak active players this week and surpassing 1 million copies sold on its first day—CCRKBA recognized a unique opportunity to reach a vast audience of engaged
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 them off the streets,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “the ‘Responsibility in Firearms Legislation Act’ holds gun manufacturers financially responsible for crimes often
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. Cook County (Illinois) and Grant v. Higgins (Connecticut). They are brought by CCRKBA’s sister organization, the Second Amendment Foundation, and several partners. The 31-page brief is joined
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 for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) says the new survey contains updated information on the number of people who carry