DURBIN’S ‘GUN CONTROL PRIORITY’ SHOWS DEMOCRAT DANGER TO 2ND AMENDMENT
BELLEVUE, WA – When perennially anti-gun Sen. Dick Durbin declared in a tweet to make gun control a “top priority” now that he chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was an unmistakable signal that Capitol Hill Democrats represent a danger to the Second Amendment, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Durbin, from Illinois, said in his Twitter message, “Today I had the chance to speak with a group of gun violence prevention advocates from across the country. I
Wa alert; hearing 2/2 open carry
Last week we asked you to send a message to the Senate Law & Justice Committee against SB 5078’s ban on standard size magazines and SB 5038’s restriction on open carry. You stood up & we were part of massive turnout in testimony and written comments on those Senate bills. Our side had more then 3,000 show up against SB5078. Unfortunately they didn’t get the message. Both bills have passed to the Senate floor where they’ll have time for debate and possibly a vote.
CCRKBA SAYS JACKSON LEE’S H.R. 127 GUN CONTROL BILL IS ‘INSANITY ON STEROIDS
BELLEVUE, WA – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s H.R. 127, a gun control measure requiring gun owner licensing, psychological evaluations, retroactive gun registration and separate licensing for modern sporting rifles is “insanity on steroids,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “Over the years,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “we’ve seen some astonishingly bad legislation originate on Capitol Hill, but this one takes the term ‘abomination’ to an entirely new level. One look at this bill and you wonder whether
Washington alert; Public hearings 1/25, 1/26
Last week we mentioned SB5078, a ban on standard size magazines. Next Monday the Senate Law & Justice Committee will have a hearing for that bill. Pease go to https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate and Select “Law & Justice” under the committee button, then 1/25 under the meetings button and you’ll see 5078 listed as the third Bill that will be heard on Monday. Then select “Type of Testimony”. Please be certain to _at the least_ select “I would like my position noted for the Legislative record” and then choose
Washington Alert; Mag ban, AWB
The Washington state legislature convened on Monday January 11th behind fences manned by the Washington National Guard. Due to covid19 many legislators are working remotely and constituents have new tools to engage them from across the state. Please look at them here: ttps://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Documents/2020/Accessing%20the%20Legislature%20remotely.pdf That document; “Accessing the Legislature Remotely”; explains the process, tells how to watch, how to participate, how to track legislation and how to contact legislators. Important information in a year that’s going to be extremely busy for your gun rights.Starting right
SEATTLE’S MURDEROUS 2020 PROVES GUN TAX FRAUD, CCRKBA SAYS
BELLEVUE, WA – A 61 percent increase in homicides last year is proof positive Seattle’s egregious tax on firearms and ammunition sales amounts to a fraud and should immediately be repealed, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “Seattle city leaders rammed through this gun tax over our objections back in 2015,” CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb recalled. “It has never come close to creating the tax revenue that was predicted, and the number of homicides and non-fatal shootings has