Jan 1, 1998 | Quick Shots
Five animal rights activists were arrested in front of the White House early last month, according to THE WASHINGTON POST. U. S. Park Police said they were charged with defacing government property and demonstrating without a permit. The demonstrators, organized by...
Dec 1, 1997 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Nicholas J. Johnson, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law in New York, is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for December. In nominating Johnson for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public...
Dec 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi, a CCRKBA Congressional Advisor, last month announced there will be a delay until next year of a confirmation vote on the nomination of anti-gun Dr. David Satcher to be Surgeon General of the United States and Assistant...
Nov 1, 1997 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Alan Korwin of Arizona is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for November. In nominating Korwin for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said that “Alan, by producing a number of books on gun...
Nov 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. already had indicated they voluntarily would equip their handguns with the devices. Feldman said that the locks should be accompanied by safe storage and firearms training. “Please do not be fooled into believing that...
Oct 1, 1997 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
James M. Purtilo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for October. In nominating Dr. Purtilo for the Award, John...
Oct 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
The Second U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a suit by anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York against Olin Corporation’s Winchester division in a 2-1 ruling that blocks state courts from hearing her case. McCarthy is a politician who rode an...
Sep 1, 1997 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Veteran police Lt. Morton Feldman, Executive Vice President of the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP), is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for September. In nominating Feldman for the Award, John Michael...
Sep 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
In July, the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee shot down a proposed trigger lock provision that had been introduced by Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin as an amendment to the juvenile justice bill. The Committee replaced the proposal with one introduced by the Chairman,...
Aug 1, 1997 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
Kenneth V. F. (“Kenn”) Blanchard of Cheverly, Maryland is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for August. In nominating Blanchard for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, said “Kenn...
