BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is celebrating a 2-1 ruling by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals which strikes down the ban on so-called “large-capacity magazines” in the District because it violates the Second Amendment. The case, known as Benson v. U.S., could still have more hurdles, uch as an appeal by the District, seeking an en banc review. In the meantime, however, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb is hailing the ruling as a major step forward, simply

BELLEVUE, WA – Surgical military strikes over the weekend which have reportedly removed top leaders of the brutal regime in Iran have opened the door for dramatic change, but for it to happen, the millions of Iranians hoping for freedom lack the one essential tool for change, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms observed. “Iran does not have an equivalent of our sacred Second Amendment,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “and right now, the Iranian people need it bad. For

BELLEVUE, WA – The deadly mass stabbing this morning in Washington state’s Pierce County underscores what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has been stressing for years; evil intent in the hearts of violent perpetrators, not the lawful ownership of firearms, is at the core of the state’s crime problem. Published reports say four people were fatally stabbed before a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy arrived and fatally shot the suspect, described as a 32-year-old man, apparently acting in violation of

Following revelations that billionaire gun control advocate Michael Bloomberg was “part of the circle of powerful men” that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell “traveled in,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is demanding that Everytown for Gun Safety take no more money from him pending full disclosure of the relationship. A revealing report at The Reload, based on an analysis of newly released Epstein files, shows Bloomberg’s name is “mentioned repeatedly.” As reported by editor Stephen Gutowski, “While most mentions of

BELLEVUE, WA – Once again, innocent lives have been lost in a country with the sort of strict firearm regulations the gun prohibition lobby and anti-gun politicians advocate for here in the United States, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. proves how wrong they are. “Eight people are dead because Canadian politicians haphazardly believed that restricting millions of honest gun owners would somehow prevent a madman from committing mayhem,” said CCRKBA Chairman

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is calling on New England Second Amendment advocates and activists to mark their calendars for May 30, and save the date! CCRKBA, in conjunction with their New England partners — Connecticut Citizens Defense League, Massachusetts Gun Owners’ Action League, Gun Owners of Maine, New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, Rhode Island 2nd Amendment Coalition, and Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs — will host their inaugural Firearms Advocacy Conference on May 30 in Chicopee,

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding lawmakers in the New Hampshire House for approving legislation allowing carry on college campuses by prohibiting colleges and universities from banning guns. CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb took issue with opponents of the measure who have cited tragic campus shootings, such as the one at Brown University, as a good reason to prevent students or visitors from carrying defensive sidearms for their personal safety. “Their logic is all wrong,” said Gottlieb.

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun-rights Democrats—this time in New Mexico—are once again trying to reduce violent gun-related crime by penalizing people who aren’t responsible, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says in response. “Senate Bill 17, which was passed by state Senate Democrats over the weekend, would ban semi-automatic firearms and original capacity magazines,” said CCRKBA Managing Director Andrew Gottlieb, “but it’s not going to prevent criminals from committing crimes. All this does is create the false impression that Democrats are

BELLEVUE, WA – Canadian media is reporting that half of all the provinces, plus the Northwest Territory and Yukon governments are telling Ottawa the country’s massive gun “buyback” scheme is a non-starter, and they will not participate. “This is a remarkable—and welcome—wake-up call to Canada’s liberal national government, and it is long overdue,” said Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, one of the largest U.S. gun rights organizations. “Gun control in Canada has crossed the line

BELLEVUE, WA – New York’s draconian gun control laws have struck again with the arrest of NFL athlete Rasheed Walker at LaGuardia Airport after he properly declared a firearm in his checked luggage, an incident which underscores the continued anti-gun extremism in the state, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms declared. Walker, an offensive lineman with the Green Bay Packers, legally owns the firearm in Wisconsin, according to published reports. He was arrested after declaring the handgun and ammunition to