EXTREME NY GUN LAWS STRIKE AGAIN AS NFL STAR ARRESTED AT LAGUARDIA
BELLEVUE, WA – New York’s draconian gun control laws have struck again with the arrest of NFL athlete Rasheed Walker at LaGuardia Airport after he properly declared a firearm in his checked luggage, an incident which underscores the continued anti-gun extremism in the state, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms declared. Walker, an offensive lineman with the
CCRKBA: GUN PROHIBITION LOBBY DECEPTION BARED BY NEW DATA
BELLEVUE, WA – Newly-released data from the Council on Criminal Justice has unintentionally revealed the deceptive nature of rhetoric from the gun prohibition lobby, and it’s time for the media to start asking the tough questions, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said in response. “The new report, which is all over the media, says homicides declined
CCRKBA ANNOUNCES LOCATION, DATES FOR 2026 GUN RIGHTS CONFERENCE
BELLEVUE, WA – The 41st annual Gun Rights Policy Conference—co-sponsored by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)—is scheduled the weekend of Sept. 25-27 at the Westin Dallas-Fort Worth Airport hotel in Dallas, Texas. Since its launch in 1985, the Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) has grown to become one of the
CCRKBA: CANADA’S GUN BUYBACK EXPERIMENT AN EMBARRASSING BUST
BELLEVUE, WA – Canadian gun owners just sent their government a message that may be lost on the country’s leftist Liberal politicians, but is crystal clear to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. According to the National Post, the federal government confirmed that only 25 firearms were turned in as part of a “test run” on the
APPEALS COURT SAYS WIFE CAN’T BE DENIED GUN LICENSE DUE TO HUSBAND
BELLEVUE, WA – A Massachusetts Appeals Court panel unanimously “made the right call” in ruling a wife cannot be denied an application for a license to carry (LTC) because of past incidents involving her husband, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms observed. In the case of Guinane v. Chief of Police of Manchester-by-the-Sea, the three-judge panel reversed
CCRKBA APPLAUDS DOJ, STATE AGs FOR ENTERING CA AMMUNITION CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The announcement by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon that the Justice Department has filed an amicus brief in the case of Rhode v. Bonta, challenging California’s background check requirement for ammunition purchases, has been greeted with delight by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb noted how this amicus submission strongly
ARRESTS OF IRANIANS BUILDING GUNS SHOWS SPIRIT OF OPPRESSED—CCRKBA
BELLEVUE, WA – Civil unrest in Iran has resulted in the arrest of “an unspecified number of people,” according to Reuters, some of whom were allegedly building homemade pistols, underscoring what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms calls a classic example of oppressed people using their skills to fight back against a tyrannical regime. Several people have
CCRKBA CHEERS 9TH CIRCUIT RULING ON CALIFORNIA OPEN CARRY
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is cheering the ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down California’s ban on open carry in urban areas, which is a serious blow to the state’s effort to trample the Second Amendment rights of its citizens. The case is
CCRKBA AMICUS BRIEF: AMMO BACKGROUND CHECK UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BELLEVUE, WA – California’s mandatory background check requirement for ammunition purchases, which falsely rejects more than 10 percent of qualified buyers, is unconstitutional, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says in an amicus brief submitted to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case known as Rhode v. Bonta. CCRKBA is joined by the Second Amendment
U.S. SUES DIST. OF COLUMBIA OVER RESTRICTIVE GUN CONROL; CCRKBA CHEERS
BELLEVUE, WA – The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia, challenging the city’s continuing effort, despite Supreme Court rulings, to restrict and infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is cheering the action. “We are proud to see the Trump administration stand