BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is hailing the actions of an armed private citizen—described as a Marine Corps veteran—in bringing down a gunman who opened fire Monday on motorists in Cambridge, Mass. “This armed citizen has so far not been identified publicly by the media,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “but he is a hero in every sense. We know from news accounts that he is a Marine Corps veteran, and that he is licensed to

BELLEVUE, WA – The Justice Department’s lawsuit against the City of Denver, Colorado’s long-standing banon so-called “assault weapons” is long overdue, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Armssaid. “The time has come for local governments to get a reality check about infringing on the Second Amendmentrights of their constituents,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “For too long, state legislatures, countycouncils and city governments have whittled away at the right of their citizens to keep and bear arms, andthey’ve continued doing it

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms congratulates Robert Cekada on his Senate confirmation as the new director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and for his quick signing of a package of proposed rule changes designed to reverse confusing regulations adopted during the Biden administration. Cekada, a career law enforcement professional, brings plenty of experience to his new job, noted CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “We’re impressed with Mr. Cekada’s background and with his

BELLEVUE, WA – It didn’t take long for someone to call for more gun control after Saturday night’s foiled attack on President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association gala, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms calls it “nonsense" from someone who didn’t do their homework. “In an analysis, CNN’s Brian Stelter insinuated that nobody will consider tougher gun laws to prevent such an incident,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “He should have looked at the facts before going

BELLEVUE, WA – The anti-gun-rights Brady group, which previously endorsed Eric Swalwell for Congress and honored him as a guest speaker at a 2024 gala awards event—the same night he allegedly assaulted his female aide—has erased his name from its website and a video of the event has reportedly vanished from its YouTube page, but the taint of their past association remains, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. The New York Post is reporting about Swalwell’s appearance at the

Added Emergency Clause Could Doom Guv’s Altered Bill BELLEVUE, WA – Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s attempt to amend House Bill 1525 is a legislative trainwreck which raises the minimum age to purchase and possess certain firearms by young adults under age 21, many of whom already own such guns, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. Where Gov. Spanberger’s effort could—and should—justifiably collapse is her addition of an emergency declaration at the end of her amended bill. Under the Virginia Constitution,

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding the Kentucky Legislature for overriding Governor Andy Beshear’s vetoes of two pro-Second Amendment bills, sending a message that the rights of law-abiding citizens outweigh the stroke of a prejudiced, partisan pen. Democrat Beshear had vetoed House Bill 78 and House Bill 312, following an anti-gun-rights party line rather than principle. HB 78 establishes liability protections from frivolous lawsuits against firearms manufacturers, distributors and retailers involving specified legal actions arising

BELLEVUE, WA – Saturday’s bloody New York subway attack by a machete-wielding man who reportedly called himself “Lucifer” provided further evidence that restrictive New York gun laws which disarm the public amounts to legislative insanity, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms declared. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, was fatally shot by police. Officers had ordered him repeatedly to drop the machete, but instead he approached them with weapon in hand, so they fired. The year started with a