Aug 1, 1998 | Quick Shots
Maryland Governor Parris Glendening signed an executive order last month directing state troopers to trace and run ballistics on every gun seized by police in connection with a crime, making Maryland the first state to attempt such a comprehensive program to attack...
Jul 13, 1998 | News Releases
National gun rights leaders will be joining with hundreds of local activists for the 1998 Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC). This year’s FREE conference will highlight lessons learned from recent court and legislative battles and provide gun owners with...
Jul 1, 1998 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
United States Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for July. In nominating Sen. Sessions for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, stated that as Chairman of the Senate...
Jul 1, 1998 | Quick Shots
W. Riley, the latest (as of this writing) Clinton-Gore Administration flunky to criticize publicly Americans’ gun rights, said early last month that pro-gun rights spokesmen “need to stop defining themselves as ‘victims of media manipulation’ and help keep...
Jun 17, 1998 | News Releases
On Wednesday, June 17th, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published the proposed “Driver’s License/SSN/National Identification Document” guidelines which will compel all states to...
Jun 17, 1998 | News Releases
Senators Ron Wyden (D) and Gordon Smith (R) of Oregon have introduced a bill encouraging states to pass legislation mandating detention for any student found to be in possession of a firearm on school premises in violation of federal or state law. S. 2169 would...
Jun 1, 1998 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
John R. Lott, Jr. of Chicago, Illinois is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for June. In nominating Lott for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, stated that Lott “has rendered outstanding...
Jun 1, 1998 | Quick Shots
When WABC Radio in New York City early last month interviewed John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, about the hullabaloo following the showing of the anti-gun movie, “The Long Island Incident,” on NBC television May 3, Snyder said he thought...
May 10, 1998 | News Releases
The rabid gun control group, Ceasefire Oregon, has announced it’s 5th annual voluntary gun turn-in event, to be held on two successive Saturdays in early May. Gun owners may trade their “unwanted firearms” for $50 gift certificates from several local...
May 1, 1998 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for May. In Washington, D. C., John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said he decided to nominate Huckabee for the CCRKBA Award when he...
