Jul 1, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is condemning what it calls “double-standard bigotry” against members of the Pink Pistols, a pro-gun gay organization, by organizers of a Gay Pride event in Columbus, Ohio June 27....
Jun 25, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today hailed an announcement by the government in Saudi Arabia that foreigners who feel threatened by a wave of militant violence can carry guns for their personal protection. The report was carried...
Jun 23, 2004 | News Releases
A California bill that would set up a registry of ammunition purchasers and requiring their thumbprint is a “clear case of regulatory excess disguised as a crime-fighting measure,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today....
Jun 17, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today congratulated Shelby County Prosecutor Jim Stevenson and Common Pleas Judge John D. Schmitt for setting in motion an investigation into possible criminal charges related to the publication of names and...
Jun 10, 2004 | News Releases
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today called upon Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro to investigate the release of the home addresses of 87 concealed pistol licensees by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O’Leary, to the Sidney, Ohio...
Jun 4, 2004 | News Releases
Thursday’s brutal murder of 1-year-old Ashley Hurt by a knife-wielding man at a Midlothian shopping mall outside of Chicago is just one more reason why Illinois citizens deserve a concealed carry law, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms...
Jun 1, 2004 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Philip Van Cleave, President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), is the June recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award. Â Van Cleave was hailed as a hard worker for gun rights by CCRKBA Public Affairs Director John Michael Snyder....
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...