Jan 1, 2005 | Uncategorized
According to a Gallup Poll taken just before the national elections in November, and shortly after expiration of the so-called “ban†on so-called “assault weapons†in September,†slightly more than half of Americans (54 percent) said laws covering the sale...
Dec 15, 2004 | News Releases
Remarkable as it might seem, Dec. 15 frequently comes and goes unnoticed by most Americans, yet it is a date commemorating the document that has made this nation the benchmark against which all others are measured. On that day in 1791 the Bill of Rights – the first...
Dec 9, 2004 | News Releases
New York is setting “a deplorable example the rest of the nation should reject in disgust,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today, after the Legislature voted Tuesday to reduce mandatory prison sentences for drug...
Dec 1, 2004 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia gets the CCRKBA nod for the Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for December.  In nominating the legislator for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director said that, “Rep. Bob Goodlatte throughout his...
Dec 1, 2004 | Point Blank
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Dec 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
Nationally syndicated personal advice columnist Dr. Joyce Brothers noted recently she received a letter from a parent whose 10-year old son came home from visiting a neighbor but that there was a “problem.†The youngster was “all excited with tales of seeing...
Nov 16, 2004 | News Releases
“Common sense has prevailed over political correctness in Illinois,” said Joe Waldron, executive director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) as the Illinois House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Rod...
Nov 11, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today applauded the Illinois State Senate for overriding anti-gun Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s veto of important self-defense legislation, and urged the House to act quickly on the matter. On...
Nov 3, 2004 | News Releases
By Alan Gottlieb and Joe Waldron Democrats didn’t get it and the media still doesn’t. A record turnout of gun owners has once again helped shape the political landscape, this time around not only retaining control of the White House, but also reinforcing the...
Nov 3, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) this morning congratulated gun owners who turned out in record numbers across the country for “providing the critical votes necessary to strengthen the pro-gun majority on Capitol Hill, and keep...
