Oct 1, 1998 | Quick Shots
As Capitol Hill buzzed with word of the possibility of impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton, the most anti-gun President in American history, Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia, Chairman of the House Task Force on Firearms and CCRKBA 1997 Legislator of the Year,...
Sep 1, 1998 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Tom Gresham of Natchitoches, Louisiana is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for September. In nominating Gresham for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said that “Tom truly is a unique...
Sep 1, 1998 | Quick Shots
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington State, with over 50 cosponsors, introduced S. Res. 264, to provide that the Senate designate October 8, 1998 as the Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, and authorize and request the President to issue a...
Aug 1, 1998 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Val W. Finnell, M.D. of Springfield, Virginia is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for August. In nominating Finnell for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said that “with gun grabbers...
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...