Sep 28, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – When Roll Call reported Sept. 28 that several members of Congress, including advocates of tough gun control laws, have sought firearms training to protect themselves and their families from possible terrorist attack, it brought a quick response...
Sep 24, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Hundreds of gun rights activists from across the nation gathered at Cincinnati, OH over the weekend of Sept. 21-23 for the 16th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, sponsored jointly by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Citizens Committee...
Sep 19, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA. – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today applauded Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) for his “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001,” noting that it directly responds to CCRKBA’s demand that commercial airline...
Sep 11, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Condemning as “despicable” the horrible attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon by terrorist hijackers who used commercial airliners as weapons, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today...
Sep 4, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Legislation that would require a handgun purchaser in Florida to first obtain a license from the Attorney General’s office was denounced by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. “Florida residents should not be...
Sep 1, 2001 | Uncategorized
A nationwide study conducted by two associate professors from Ohio State University claims that “people who own guns are more likely than others to have little confidence in the federal government.” Robert Jiobu and Timothy Curry. Both sociologists published their...
Sep 1, 2001 | Uncategorized
Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton of Washington, D. C. is the recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for September. Bolton is undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security who stood up to the United Nations for the Bush...
Aug 28, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Having finally acknowledged that “It’s the right of every law-abiding American to own guns,” Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy dropped her support for a three-day waiting period on gun show purchases, causing one of the...
Aug 21, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – An overwhelming majority of Washington residents, including a huge segment of the minority community, agree with US Attorney General John Ashcroft’s view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms, according...
Aug 7, 2001 | News Releases
BELLEVUE, WA – Noting that “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but we can’t let good intentions create bad law,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) this week is launching a nationwide campaign to...