CCRKBA

CCRKBA to Holder on ATF Scandal: “Investigate and fire, or resign”

BELLEVUE, WA- Following new revelations regarding the growing scandal over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 'Project Gunrunner'- the most recent on Wednesday's CBS Evening News -- the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate the allegations and remove ATF officials responsible, or hand in his resignation.

Data shoots holes in bloomberg’s billboard campaign, says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – While anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is sending a moving billboard truck around the country claiming that 34 Americans are “murdered with guns every day,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says the mayor is selectively ignoring the hundreds of lives saved every day because firearms are there when needed.

CCRKBA urges inquiry into ATF’s ‘Project Gunrunner’

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is urging its members to contact the Senate and demand a full and open inquiry into a controversial gun trafficking sting operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that may be linked to the December slaying of a federal peace officer.

CCRKBA says S. Dakota bill to require gun ownership “like Obamacare”

BELLEVUE, WA -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today said a proposal before the South Dakota Legislature that would require all adults in the state to buy a gun "should make perfect sense to anybody who supports Obamacare."

Fox News Report Blaming Right for Shootings Officially Debunked

An alleged Department of Homeland Security memo saying that Arizona shooter Jared Loughner was influenced by American Renaissance (AR), a controversial conservative publication, does not exist and there is no evidence of such a tie.

CCRKBA deplores Arizona shooting, subsequent exploitation

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is condemning Saturday’s attempted assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the murders of six people including a federal judge and a 9-year-old child, for which a 22-year-old Tucson man is now facing charges.

Citizens Committe Opposes Traver Nomination To Head BATFE

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is announcing its opposition to the nomination, by President Obama, of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

“Third year of falling crime proves gun grabbers wrong” - CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA ˆ For the third straight year, violent crime has declined in all categories while gun sales climbed, gun ownership expanded and more citizens are carrying firearms for personal protection; proof positive that gun prohibitionists have been consistently and undeniably wrong, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

San Francisco eyes ammunition registry

BELLEVUE, WA -- Today's revelation that the City of San Francisco might consider an ammunition registry scheme brought a promise from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms that a lawsuit would quickly follow.

Urge Senate to Pass Firearms Excise Tax Reform Now

On June 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 (HR 5552) by a vote of 412 to 6. The bill is now pending in the Senate.

Democrats’ attempt to ‘buy off’ NRA shows bankruptcy of ‘Disclose Act’

BELLEVUE, WA – This week’s highly-publicized effort to exempt the National Rifle Association from the effects of the “Disclose Act,” H.R. 5175 shows how fundamentally bankrupt the legislation and its underlying philosophy is, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

Lautenberg’s Gun Ban For 8-YR-OLD CUB SCOUT Terrorist

Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) will SEVERELY VIOLATE your Second Amendment right to bear arms through a fallacious bill called the PROTECT Act. The PROTECT Act seeks to extend the preservation of records for gun sales for longer periods of time and ban gun sales to individuals on the FBI's controversial terror watch list. Currently, records of gun sales are preserved for 24 hours then are destroyed by the FBI.

Proposed wa semi auto ban blames law abiding gun owners says CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – A proposal to ban so–called “assault weapons” in Washington State shifts the blame for recent violent crimes from the perpetrators to every law–abiding gun owner in the state, holding them and their firearms responsible for crimes they did not commit, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

CCRKBA blasts daley’s ‘new low,’ for blaming fort hood massacre on guns

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has reached a new low in his attempt to blame the Fort Hood massacre on firearms, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

Wa ceasefire exploits slain officer

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today condemned Washington CeaseFire President Ral ph Fascitelli for capitalizing on the murder of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Q. Brenton by announcing a plan to lobby for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” using Brenton’s killing as a launch pad.

CCRKBA Lauds New Poll Showing Less Support For Stricter Guns Laws

BELLEVUE, WA – Only days after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to one of the nation’s most egregious gun laws, a new Rasmussen poll shows waning support for stricter gun laws.

Gun right leaders join in opposition to Sotomayor confirmation

Several of the nation’s leading gun rights activists, including the heads of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation, today joined to oppose the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Rasmussen poll confirms Americans fear Obama gun control agenda

BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen poll reveals that 57 percent of American citizens believe gun sales are up over the past several months because of widespread fears that the government will tighten restrictions on gun ownership.

CCRKBA says Tennessee lawmakers acted correctly on override

BELLEVUE, WA – Today’s override by the Tennessee Legislature of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s veto of a bill allowing law-abiding citizens to carry firearms into restaurants and bars that serve alcohol will help dispel the myth that armed citizens cannot be trusted in such environments, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms stated.

Obama’s anti-gun strategy is to stack courts, says CCRKBA

Failing to get traction for his anti-gun agenda in Congress, Barack Obama is trying instead to stack the federal courts with liberal anti-gunners, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.