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
CCRKBA: FBI REPORT DESTROYS ANTI-GUN MYTH THAT MORE GUNS=MORE CRIME
BELLEVUE, WA – A new FBI crime report showing a dramatic reduction in year-to-year crime from 2024 to 2025 has completely destroyed the long-standing myth perpetuated by the gun prohibition lobby that more guns in private ownership will result in more violent crime, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) stated. According to the report, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased an estimated 18.1%, robbery declined an estimated 18.5% and aggravated assault dropped an estimated 7.2% last year. “Yet here we
N.Y. LAWSUIT OVER PISTOL LICENSE SUSPENSION TO MOVE FORWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – BELLEVUE, WA – A ruling by a federal magistrate allowing a lawsuit by a Nassau County, New York couple whose pistol licenses were suspended for 13 months because their daughter had been admitted to a hospital for mental health treatment is the “right thing to do,” according to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. David and Christine Ganz are seeking damages because their licenses remained suspended even after a police official “saw no issue with Plaintiffs remaining in
GUN CONTROL SUPPORT SLIPS; DEMS WANT MORE, REPUBLICANS DON’T
BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday shows support for gun control is slipping among likely voters, and it also once again reveals Democrats are the “party of gun control” for wanting stricter gun laws, while Republicans favor enforcing current laws. “Ten weeks before the midterm elections is a good time for these distinctions to be revealed by a national poll,” noted Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. “You have an overwhelming majority of
9TH CIRCUIT PANEL REJECTS ANTI-GUN LAWSUIT; PLAINTIFFS LACKED STANDING
BELLEVUE, WA – BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms congratulates the three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for unanimously rejecting a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Giffords Law Center (GLC) against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) because they lacked standing as plaintiffs. The 18-page decision, authored by Circuit Judge Consuelo M. Callahan, a George W. Bush appointee, observed, “Although California and GLC expended resources to
CURRENT AND FUTURE CCRKBA MEMBERS COVERED BY NFA INJUNCTION
BELLEVUE, WA – Thanks to the Justice Department’s decision to not seek extension of the stay of last week’s ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas striking down registration requirements on certain firearms and suppressors under the National Firearms Act, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is reminding its current and future members that the ruling applies directly to them. CCRKBA is a plaintiff in Jensen v. ATF, and as such, its present and future