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CCRKBA Throws Its Support Behind Bill To Repeal I-594

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is announcing its support for House Bill 1245, introduced by State Rep. Matt Shea (R-4th District) that would repeal Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed in November.

CCRKBA's Gottlieb Among Speakers at 'Rally For Your Rights' In Olympia Jan. 15

BELLEVUE, WA – Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, will join about a dozen other Second Amendment speakers on the Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 15 for the “594: Rally For Your Rights” starting at 9 a.m.

CCRKBA Lists 'Top Ten Anti-Gunners' for 2014

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today named the Top Ten Anti-Gunners for 2014, with billionaire Michael Bloomberg topping the list for using his wealth to buy elections in an effort to turn the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms into a heavily-regulated government privilege.

CCRKBA Blasts 'Public Service' Message That Suggests Gun Law Violations

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today labeled a so-called ‘public service announcement” that literally encourages teens to commit firearms felonies ostensibly to get firearms out of their homes in the interest of “safety.”

Prosecutor Cuts Deal With Killer After Penalizing Law-Abiding Gun Owners

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is both astonished and disappointed that King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg’s office yesterday announced a plea bargain with a two-time killer that involved dropping a serious gun charge, only weeks after helping pass a gun control measure that penalizes law-abiding firearms owners.

CCRKBA Calls For Full Disclosure Of ASLGVP Membership And Funding

BELLEVUE, WA – In response to this week’s launch of a new gun control organization consisting of state legislators from all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called on the American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention to immediately publish a roster of their members, and disclose their funding sources.

CCRKBA Blasts Buffalo Police Gun Grab From Bereaved Families

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today said the announcement by Buffalo, N.Y. police that they will begin confiscating guns registered to recently deceased citizens “is not simply cold-hearted, it is ghoulish.”

I-591 Backers ask leniency for Bellevue woman who stole signs

BELLEVUE, WA – Backers of Initiative 591 in Washington State, whose campaign signs were stolen by a Bellevue resident and former city councilwoman who now faces possible theft charges, are asking for leniency from the Bellevue City Attorney in the case.

New UK Gun Policy Should Be A Warning To American Gun Owners

BELLEVUE, WA – A new policy announced by the British Home Office recently to allow unannounced searches of the homes of registered British gun owners should raise alarms among Americans who are threatened with increasingly restrictive gun laws pushed by wealthy anti-gunners including billionaire Michael Bloomberg, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

Choking The Life Out Of The Firearms Industry

The Obama Administration has been ramping up 'Operation Choke Point'; they will do everything in their power, or outside their realm of power, to destroy the firearms industry. Banks are cutting off credit lines and denying their services to businesses in the firearms industry.

CCRKBA CHIEF: 'New Poll Shows Need to Prevent Gun Grabs Without Due Process'

BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen Poll showing that 84 percent of Americans believe someone needs to be convicted of a crime before their property can be seized underscores the need to prohibit gun confiscations without due process, a major tenet of Initiative 591 in Washington state, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

CCRKBA Blasts Paul Allen's Tank Purchase While Backing Gun Control Measure

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today said billionaire Paul Allen, who recently donated $500,000 to support gun control Initiative 594, has taken hypocrisy to a new level by reportedly attempting to purchase a WWII vintage German Panzer tank.

CCRKBA’s Gottlieb Sweetens Gates Debate Challenge: ‘Bring Bloomy’

BELLEVUE, WA – Since billionaire Bill Gates has not accepted a one-on-one debate challenge from Alan Gottlieb to reveal the myriad problems with Initiative 594, Gottlieb announced today that he will allow Gates to bring former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and make it a two-on-one discussion.

Voters should be very concerned when wealthy elitists like Bloomberg believe that their civil rights are for sale

BELLEVUE, WA – Today’s revelation that Michael Bloomberg’s “Everytown for Gun Safety” lobbying organization has donated another million dollars to the already-swollen Initiative 594 campaign war chest confirms that a “handful of billionaires” are intent on buying the November election, and along with it, the privacy rights of Washington State citizens, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said.

CCRKBA's Gottlieb Challenges Gates to 'Put his mouth where his money is!'

BELLEVUE, WA – Gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and a leading opponent of Initiative 594, today is publicly challenging billionaire gun control supporter Bill Gates to debate the measure, to which he just donated $1 million.

Gun Control Propaganda Stunt Misses Target

BELLEVUE, WA – A suspicious incident that occurred recently at the Seattle offices of the League of Women Voters (LVW) is now being exploited by the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR), the group behind Initiative 594 to gain support and raise funds for its gun control campaign, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is challenging the group to “put its money where its mouth is.”

CNN Scrutiny Corners Bloomberg Group As 'Every Liar For Gun Safety,' Says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today congratulated CNN for helping to expose what now appears to be a deliberate deception by Michael Bloomberg’s “Everytown for Gun Safety” that claims there have been 74 school shootings since the December 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy.

CCRKBA to Chicago Mayor: 'Photograph Crooked Politicians, Not Gun Owners

BELLEVUE, WA – Responding to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal that all firearm buyers in city-approved gun shops be videotaped, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today said the mayor should instead start a photographic file of all crooked Illinois politicians instead.

Brady Lawsuit Against NJ Attorney General is 'Back Door Gun Ban' Says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – A lawsuit filed today by the Brady Campaign to force the New Jersey Attorney General to “formally report” the availability of so-called “smart guns” smacks of a back-door gun ban, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said in response.

Gottlieb, Gun Companies on 'Gun Talk' Sunday to discuss CAL. Handgun Roster fiasco

BELLEVUE, WA – Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and founder of the Second Amendment Foundation will appear this Sunday, Jan. 26 on the nationally-syndicated “Gun Talk” with Tom Gresham to discuss the controversy surrounding California’s microstamping law that now has major gun companies essentially dropping off of the state’s approved handgun roster.