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
OREGON MEASURE 114 BACKFIRED; RESIDENTS BOUGHT MORE GUNS
BELLEVUE, WA – Oregon gun prohibitionists just learned a painful lesson with the announcement of a new study which reveals passage of anti-gun Measure 114 led to a stunning increase in gun buying, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms calls it a victory for gun rights and the Second Amendment. “This was as predictable as winter
CCRKBA WIN: FED. JUDGE SAYS SUPPRESSOR, SBR NFA REGISTRATION UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BELLEVUE, WA – A federal judge in Texas has ruled the 1934 National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration requirement, which has remained in force despite repeal of the enabling $200 tax, is unconstitutional, handing a victory to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The ruling was issued Wednesday by District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, a Donald Trump appointee.
CCRKBA APPLAUDS WISCONSIN RULING IN FOSTER PARENT 2A CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms applauds the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for its decision in the case of Laffery v. Pertl, explaining that plaintiffs Brian and Katie Lafferty did not waive their Second Amendment rights by voluntarily serving as foster parents. Writing for the Court, Judge Maria Lazar observed, “(W)e conclude the Laffertys did
CCRKBA HAILS HEROIC INTERVENTION IN IDAHO MASS SHOOTING INCIDENT
BELLEVUE, WA – In the aftermath of Saturday’s terrible mass shooting incident at a Twin Falls, Idaho In-N-Out Burger, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms agrees with local authorities that the intervention of an armed private citizen, and an off-duty police officer, undoubtedly distracted the gunman and saved many lives. “Clearly from the videos we’ve seen, the
CCRKBA: SEATTLE DOESN’T HAVE A GUN PROBLEM, IT HAS A CRIME PROBLEM
BELLEVUE, WA – In the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly shooting at the Seattle Center—when police would initially only describe one suspect as a “young person” and a press briefing was delayed for hours, ostensibly due to safety concerns—the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said the city has a crime problem, not a gun problem. “It took 17
OHIO APPEALS COURT SAYS CINCINNATI MUST PAY LEGAL FEES IN GUN LAW CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding the ruling by a three-judge panel of Ohio’s 1st District Court of Appeals requiring the City of Cincinnati to pay legal fees to Frank West, who successfully challenged the city’s gun storage law, which violated Ohio’s preemption statute. “When a city adopts an ordinance which directly
CCRKBA FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN MARYLAND INTERSTATE CARRY CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has submitted an amicus brief to the Maryland State Supreme Court in support of a District of Columbia man who has a valid D.C. carry permit, but was arrested in Maryland for carrying a concealed pistol. Joining CCRKBA are the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association, Maryland Shall Issue, California
CCRKBA TO NJ DEMOCRATS: ‘STOP TRYING TO DANCE AROUND COURTS’
BELLEVUE, WA – While Politico is reporting that New Jersey Democrats are scrambling to “protect and expand the state’s firearm restrictions” after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the state’s ban on semiautomatic rifles is unconstitutional, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has a better idea: Stop trying to dance around court rulings and start
CCRKBA: THIRD CIRCUIT RULING A SIGNAL TO ANTI-GUN STATES
BELLEVUE, WA – Friday’s ruling by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down New Jersey’s ban on modern semiautomatic rifles and original-capacity magazines should send a signal to other states with similar bans that a reckoning is looming, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says. “The majority opinion, authored by Joe Biden-appointed Circuit Judge Arianna