BELLEVUE, WA – Recognizing his more than two decades as the communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and his fifty-plus years as a working journalist, Dave Workman is the recipient of CCRKBA’s “Lifetime Achievement” award. “This award is very special and dear to my heart,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “A lot of people probably don’t realize how important he is to the gun rights movement, and what he’s accomplished over all the years.” Workman received a standing

BELLEVUE, WA – In announcing this year’s recipient of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms’ prestigious “Bill of Rights” award, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb noted this annual recognition goes to “someone who is out there doing something very special for the Second Amendment.” This year, that person is New York-based civil rights attorney David Jensen, who has been involved in a considerable amount of Second Amendment litigation in recent years, yet he indicates he is just getting started. Jenson received the

BELLEVUE, WA – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is the recipient of the prestigious 2023 “Legislator of the Year” award from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. In just the past few months, Sen. Ernst has opposed the Biden administration’s attempt to reclassify semi-auto pistols fitted with braces as “short barreled rifles,” she has led the effort to disarm IRS agents, and – working with fellow Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley – has confronted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and

BELLEVUE, WA – Veteran California civil rights attorney C.D. “Chuck” Michel has been named the “Gun Rights Defender of the Year” for 2023 by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The award was announced at the recent Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix, where he spoke about California having become “a laboratory for a new pandemic of gun ban viruses.” Michel, who has been involved in significant gun rights litigation for decades, is senior partner at Michel & Associates. He has

BELLEVUE, WA – Recognizing his above and beyond efforts as a gun rights advocate, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has honored Bryan Strawser, chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus (MGOC) as the Grassroots Activist of the Year for 2023. The award was presented at the recent Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. “Bryan is an individual who has gone far beyond what most activists do,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “and we really appreciate his work.” Strawser has led

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has welcomed world-famous firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger as a “Major” corporate sponsor. According to CCRKBA Managing Director Andrew Gottlieb, sponsorship levels are named after ranks in the Continental Army: Captain, Major, Colonel, and Brigadier General. "As a strong defender of the Second Amendment, Ruger is proud to partner with Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and their defense of our constitutional right to own firearms,” said Ruger’s Rob Werkmeister,

BELLEVUE, WA – Calling attention to the “tireless” efforts of its members and leadership in the fight to protect Second Amendment rights, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms recently announced its Grassroots Organization of the Year award for 2023 goes to the Connecticut Citizens Defense League. Headquartered in Southbury, Conn., the CCDL is a non-partisan, grassroots organization devoted to advocating for rights affirmed by the Constitutions of the United States of America and the State of Connecticut, according to the

BELLEVUE, WA – Holly Sullivan, president of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League and an outspoken Second Amendment advocate, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. A self-described “modern-day Conservative feminist,” Sullivan brings her keen focus on women’s rights and her experience as head of a strong legislative action group in one of the most challenging states for gun owners. Her CCDL organization boasts 43,000 members and is one of the

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Prof. William English, Ph.D.,  have submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case challenging a federal law which denies Second Amendment rights to all people who may be subject to domestic violence restraining orders.  English is a political economist and assistant professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University. He has held teaching and research positions at

BELLEVUE, WA – Only hours after the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms blasted the Biden administration’s attempt to eliminate funding for school hunter education and archery programs, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to prevent the cuts, and now the White House has confirmed President Biden will sign the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act. The bill passed the House 424-1 Tuesday. It was championed by members of both parties who recognized the administration had deliberately misinterpreted tenets of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities