Mar 27, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Missouri Gov. Bob Holden should take off his anti-gun blinders and drop his elitist opposition to concealed carry by law-abiding Missouri residents, the head of a major national gun rights organization said today. “Gov. Holden could take a...
Mar 25, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today commended Virginia Gov. Mark Warner for signing a bill that expands Virginia’s state pre-emption law, eliminating a checkerboard of inconsistent local regulations that...
Mar 25, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today said Democrats across the country should take a lesson from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, State Senator Shannon Robinson and State Rep. John Heaton for their sensible...
Mar 20, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Gov. Mike Leavitt made the right decision in signing legislation that clarifies an ambiguity in Utah’s concealed carry statute, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) said today. CCRKBA Executive Director Joe...
Mar 19, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – The grisly murder of Choni Dade and the brutal attacks on her two children Monday in Chicago underscore the institutionalized brutality of Windy City gun laws that Mayor Richard Daley would spread to the rest of Illinois, said the head of a...
Mar 18, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today hailed Colorado Gov. Bill Owens for signing into law Senate Bills 24 and 25, effectively reforming the Centennial State’s firearms statutes. SB 24, sponsored by Sen. Ken...
Mar 15, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Thursday’s rejection by the Illinois State Senate Judiciary Committee of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s gun control agenda clearly shows how out of touch Daley is with Illinois voters, and even members of his own party, said Alan...
Mar 10, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Cash-strapped California Democrat lawmakers, eager to reduce the multi-billion dollar deficit racked up under Democrat Gov. Gray Davis are proposing to balance the budget on the backs of Golden State gun owners, the Citizens Committee for the...
Mar 3, 2003 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – After it was disclosed that the State of California has, for several years, been illegally accessing the FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS) – in an attempt to circumvent federal law – the Citizens Committee for the Right...
Mar 1, 2003 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
The CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for March goes to Cuban-born Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga of Palm Beach County, FL. Â In late January, Labarga set aside the outrageous $1.2 million verdict against the Valor Corporation for distributing the firearm...
