CCRKBA

CCRKBA Defends Stand-Your-Grand at Florida Hearing

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today defended the legal concept of Stand-Your-Ground, which is the law in 24 states, during a public hearing in Florida, where a movement is underway to change that state’s statute.

Cook County Violence Tax Only A Start

BELLEVUE, WA – Wednesday’s partial retreat by Cook County, Ill., board President Toni Preckwinkle on her proposed “violence tax” is a good start, but the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said the entire idea should be scrapped.

Chicago Mayor Should Share Blame for Mayhem, Says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should shoulder some of the blame for his city’s on-going bloodbath because his policies are leaving citizens defenseless against the violent criminal element, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

Stevens’ on guns underscores importance of high court nominees

BELLEVUE, WA – Monday’s high-profile prodding by retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens for Congress to do something, and for presidential candidates to say something, about gun control proves the importance of who is in the White House and the U.S. Senate to make and confirm high court nominations, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

Microstamping should cause gun maker to move

BELLEVUE, WA – An effort by lawmakers in New York to require microstamping that now has Remington Arms reportedly considering a move to another state would be justified for business reasons and a victory for common sense, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

CCRKBA Pans Proposed ‘Violence Tax’ on Guns, Ammo in Cook County

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today criticized a proposed “violence tax” on firearms and ammunition sold in Chicago and surrounding Cook County suburbs as a means of closing a multi-million-dollar budget gap.

Bloomberg talks big about self-defense in his disarmament zone, says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the wrong man to speak about self-defense in a city that is a virtual victim disarmament zone because of his policies, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

CCRKBA encouraged by pro-second amendment Republican platform

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is “encouraged by the strong pro-gun rights platform” put forth at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Bloomberg bashes Romney, Obama on guns but declined invite to GRPC

BELLEVUE, WA – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been challenging President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to speak out about gun control, but Bloomberg declined a chance to do it himself at the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in September, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms noted.

CCRKBA Credits Grassroots for U.S. Decision to Not Sign Arms Treaty

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauds the decision by the United States to not sign the proposed International Arms Trade Treaty, and CCRKBA credits grassroots action for the gun rights victory.

CCRKBA to Bloomberg:  ‘Maybe YOU should go on strike, Mr. Mayor’

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s call for American police officers to “go on strike” in an effort to force Congress and state legislatures to push his gun prohibition agenda is “a new low in demagoguery,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

26 New Co-Sponsors to 2nd Amendment Protection Act is “Good News” Says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – Twenty-six more members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors to the Second Amendment Protection Act, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms announced today.

Bloomberg Needs To Plug Police Locker Room Loophole, Says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – Before anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls on firearms dealers, gun shows and law-abiding citizens to stop the flow of so-called “illegal guns” to the Big Apple, he needs first to explain a gun trafficking loophole in his own city’s police department, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

‘Contempt vote against Holder necessary for justice,” says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – The historic 255-67 vote by the House of Representatives to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to provide documents relating to the investigation of Operation Fast and Furious was “necessary for justice to be served,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said.

SAF Sues Alameda County for Civil Rights Violation in Gun Shop Case

BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation Tuesday 6/26/12 filed a federal lawsuit against Alameda County, California, and the county's Board of Supervisors for violating the constitutional rights of three businessmen by wrongfully denying them permits to open a gun shop.

CCRKBA says Obama administration ‘Trying to Hide Blood on Hands’

BELLEVUE, WA – President Obama’s claim of executive privilege to prevent Congressional access to documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious smacks of monumental hypocrisy and looks like an attempt to cover blood on the administration’s hands, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

New poll sends clear message that Holder should go

BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen poll showing only 27 percent support for Attorney General Eric Holder keeping his job, while 73 percent are either in favor of his resignation or undecided, is a clear message that Holder should step down, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

CCRKBA Video Slams Fast and Furious, Calls for truth on Capitol Hill

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today released a powerful video call on American citizens to demand full disclosure on the deadly Operation Fast and Furious.

CCRKBA hits China hypocrisy on claim that 2A is human rights violation

BELLEVUE, WA – When the People’s Republic of China accused the United States of violating human rights because of our Second Amendment, they voluntarily became the world’s laughing stock, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

Seattle has gang problem, not gun problem, says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – Seattle’s recent spike in violence and murder has more to do with gangs and the tolerance of a “thug culture” than it does with firearms ownership, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today, in response to a remark from a police official.