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Scott L. Bach
In nominating Scott L. Bach, an attorney from New Jersey, as CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month for November, John M. Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said that, “at this time, when there is so much controversy over our gun rights at...
November 2008
An 85-year-old grandmother from Lake Lynn in Fayette County, Pennsylvania kept an alleged burglar at bay in mid-August with the use of a .22 caliber handgun, according to newspaper reports. Police said a 17-year old suspect was attempting to...
CCRKBA SAYS CHIEF’S MISSING GUN A BIGGER THREAT TO SAFETY THAN MOST FIREARMS
BELLEVUE, WA – Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, quoted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today claiming that more guns in the community does not deter crime should remember that his stolen gun is out there posing a greater threat to public...
CCRKBA HAILS WASHINGTON AG OPINION ON NICKELS’ PROPOSED GUN BAN
BELLEVUE, WA – The Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is hailing an opinion issued this week by Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna that says cities cannot enact local laws to prohibit the possession of...
NEW STUDY SAYS GUN SHOWS DO NOT BOOST HOMICIDES, SUICIDES
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauded a new joint University of Michigan – University of Maryland study that says gun shows do not contribute to higher murder or suicide rates. “We’ve...