Nov 12, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—After reaching several compromises on a concealed carry bill, Wisconsin lawmakers have hammered out a sensible package that Gov. Jim Doyle should sign, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. CCRKBA Executive...
Nov 12, 2003 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, — “We commend the United States Senate for voting earlier this week to allow cargo pilots to carry guns in the cockpit,” John Michael Snyder, public affairs director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA),...
Nov 6, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—Thursday’s workplace shooting in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio underscores the need for Buckeye State lawmakers to craft a sensible concealed carry law, and for Gov. Bob Taft to stop blocking the measure, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and...
Nov 6, 2003 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ — “Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York gets the Civil Liberties Infringement Prize for his leadership in blocking an up-or-down judicial confirmation vote today on the nomination of Alabama Attorney General Bill...
Nov 5, 2003 | News Releases
Gun control laws didn’t stop Gary Ridgway. Background checks did not prevent his killing spree. Waiting periods never interrupted his schedule The infamous “Green River Killer†has now confessed to unmercifully murdering 48 girls and young women over the past 20...
Nov 4, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today urged the Wisconsin State Senate to pass Senate Bill 214, legalizing concealed carry for law-abiding citizens. CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb and Executive Director Joe Waldron...
Nov 3, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA—The decision Monday by Wayne County, Mich. Prosecutor Michael Duggan to charge former Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver for having an unregistered handgun was “the right thing to do,†said Joe Waldron, executive director of the Citizens Committee...
Nov 1, 2003 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
U. S. Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana is the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Awardee for November.  In nominating the Hoosier Congressman for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said that, “Congressman Souder, throughout his public...
Nov 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
In Missouri, Gov. Bob Holden has lost the support of Anheuser- Busch because he vetoed a CCW bill, which the state legislature enacted by overriding the veto. Holden said top executives at the company wanted him to sign the bill but he refused. Holden announced he was...
Oct 31, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver should have known better when he packed a loaded handgun in his luggage for a flight to Philadelphia Oct. 18. He should face prosecution, same as any other citizen who did the same thing, the Citizens Committee for...
