Nov 6, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—Thursday’s workplace shooting in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio underscores the need for Buckeye State lawmakers to craft a sensible concealed carry law, and for Gov. Bob Taft to stop blocking the measure, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and...
Nov 6, 2003 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ — “Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York gets the Civil Liberties Infringement Prize for his leadership in blocking an up-or-down judicial confirmation vote today on the nomination of Alabama Attorney General Bill...
Nov 5, 2003 | News Releases
Gun control laws didn’t stop Gary Ridgway. Background checks did not prevent his killing spree. Waiting periods never interrupted his schedule The infamous “Green River Killer†has now confessed to unmercifully murdering 48 girls and young women over the past 20...
Nov 4, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today urged the Wisconsin State Senate to pass Senate Bill 214, legalizing concealed carry for law-abiding citizens. CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb and Executive Director Joe Waldron...
Nov 3, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—The decision Monday by Wayne County, Mich. Prosecutor Michael Duggan to charge former Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver for having an unregistered handgun was “the right thing to do,†said Joe Waldron, executive director of the Citizens Committee...
Oct 31, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver should have known better when he packed a loaded handgun in his luggage for a flight to Philadelphia Oct. 18. He should face prosecution, same as any other citizen who did the same thing, the Citizens Committee for...