Aug 1, 2005 | Uncategorized
In Virginia, two leading federal officials have taken opposite positions on congressional efforts to repeal the draconian anti-gun laws in the District of Columbia, notes Peter Hardin, of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Sen. George Allen is a leading cosponsor of the...
Jul 29, 2005 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Passage today by the US Senate of legislation to protect the firearms industry from politically-motivated junk lawsuits is a “good first step” toward sensible reform of this country’s tort laws, the Citizens Committee for the Right...
Jul 26, 2005 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The Washington Post editorial board is staffed with world-class hypocrites who demand a federal shield law for journalists, while at the same time condemn the idea of legislation that would shield law-abiding firearms manufacturers from junk lawsuits,...
Jul 18, 2005 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Following the broadcast of its latest attack on American firearm laws and .50-caliber rifles by the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called on the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol,...
Jul 14, 2005 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “A news report today that ex-cons are guarding DC public schools demonstrates that DC officials are completely incompetent,” John Michael Snyder, Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms...
Jul 12, 2005 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The decision by the Columbus, Ohio City Council to ban a wide range of semiautomatic firearms is a “public safety fraud” that will not prevent a single violent crime, and a disgraceful attempt to fool the public otherwise, the Citizens...
Jul 7, 2005 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is urging President George Bush to appoint an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court who is “committed to a strict individual rights interpretation of the Second...
Jul 1, 2005 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Richard A. Pearson, Executive Director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), is the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month for July.  In nominating Pearson for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said that, “as the gun rights...
Jul 1, 2005 | Uncategorized
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month, stated recently that the constitutional right of Americans to own firearms is as important as their rights to speech and religion. Rice said during a CNN “Larry King Live†interview...
Jun 30, 2005 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “We congratulate whole-heartedly the United States House of Representatives, and especially Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana and the House leadership, for its whopping 259-161 vote today to overturn DC’s gun laws,” John Michael...
