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.

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is cheering the decision by the Town Council of Berkeley Township (also known as Bayville) for becoming the 23rd municipality in New Jersey to rebate a portion of the state-mandated carry permit fee to Garden State gun owners. This week, the council voted to refund $100 of the $150 fee to citizens who obtained their carry permits. The refund movement started last year, with the involvement of CCRKBA, the National Rifle

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