Jun 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
In Washington, D.C., CCRKBA announced its opposition to H.R. 4292, by Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia, and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, to ban the commercial sale of .50-caliber rifles. The anti-gun Violence Policy Center (VPC) staged a so-called...
May 25, 2004 | News Releases
A bill passed by the California Senate that would require ammunition buyers to provide a thumb print at the time of purchase amounts to “an insidious invasion of privacy,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today....
May 25, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called upon KIRO-AM radio in Seattle to remove morning talk host Dave Ross from the air, now that he has announced he is running for Congress in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. In a letter...
May 13, 2004 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today congratulated Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for signing legislation that prevents police agencies in the Sunshine State from keeping comprehensive lists of law-abiding gun owners....
May 1, 2004 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
The chief Senate sponsor of the proposed Cockpit Security Technical Corrections and Improvements Act, Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky, gets the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for May.  “Throughout his public life,†said CCRKBA Public Affairs Director...
May 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
In Washington, D.C., CCRKBA announced its opposition to H.R. 3832, a proposed Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2004. Referred to the House Judiciary Committee, the measure, designed obviously to curtail severely if not downright eliminate traditional American gun...
Apr 29, 2004 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA-“On behalf of the hundreds of members of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms residing in Seattle, we demand the city be reimbursed for this misuse of taxpayer funds to promote misinformation in an effort to mislead the public...
Apr 26, 2004 | News Releases
By Peter Brownfeld  WASHINGTON — John Kerry’s campaign Web site has pictures of him holding a gun and wearing hunter’s orange. He describes to reporters not only the joy of the hunt, but also gutting and eating his kills. That appeal may work on some...
Apr 21, 2004 | News Releases
Utah Gov. Olene Walker should immediately request the resignations of the entire Board of Trustees at the University of Utah for their continued defiance of the Utah Legislature, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. “It...
Apr 17, 2004 | News Releases
By David Postman Seattle Times chief political reporter The National Rifle Association announced this week it is getting into the news business with an Internet talk show, TV reports and plans to buy a radio station. But a smaller gun-rights group is way ahead of the...