BELLEVUE, WA – Responding to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s outrageous claim that gun-related violent crime is a “public health crisis,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms declared, “Gun ownership is not a communicable disease, it’s a constitutional right.” “This is just one more effort by the Biden administration to demonize guns and the law-abiding citizens who own them,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “The problem with violent crime is not that it is a disease, but a symptom

BELLEVUE, WA – New FBI data for the first quarter of 2024 shows violent crime dropped by more than 15 percent from the same period last year, at a time when U.S. gun ownership has continued to rise, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says this is more evidence widespread gun ownership is not the cause of crime. “More guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens is probably a deterrent,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “Recent data shows a 6.7 percent increase in gun ownership between

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms thanks the jurors in Wilmington, Delaware for fulfilling their responsibility in what was a difficult case amid so much media attention and the political climate. It is ironic that on the same day the jury found Hunter Biden guilty of three federal gun-related crimes, his father, President Joe Biden, is addressing victims and survivors of gun-related violence. Will the president remind his audience that strict federal and state gun control laws did not prevent his

BELLEVUE, WA – First Lady Jill Biden reportedly racked up $345,400 in travel costs last week zipping back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean so she could attend her son’s trial on federal gun law violations, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says the Biden family, not taxpayers, should foot the bill. “A federal court in New York recently found former National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre financially responsible for personal trips he made at NRA expense,” said CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – President Joe Biden has stated his son “did nothing wrong,” yet Hunter Biden now is on trial for lying on a federal Form 4473 when he bought a Colt revolver in 2018, and then committing the second crime of being a drug addict in possession of a firearm. “Joe evidently wants to protect his son’s Second Amendment rights,” said Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, “but he doesn’t care about anyone else’s gun

BELLEVUE, WA – The brutal stabbing of a man in New York City’s Times Square Thursday underscores the futility of public disarmament, which affects only law-abiding citizens, and proves the proponents of so-called “sensitive zones” are clueless, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. Several news agencies reported the incident, indicating three men were involved and they apparently used a machete to wound the victim in both legs. Police have detained three suspects, but CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb said the

BELLEVUE, WA – World-famous Beretta USA has joined the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as a corporate sponsor, the Bellevue, Washington-based grassroots organization has announced. “We are both delighted and proud to have the support of Beretta USA at this critical time,” said Andrew Gottlieb, CCRKBA managing director.  “America is approaching a crossroads, with the Second Amendment under constant attack and facing its greatest threat with the looming national and local elections. To have Beretta USA at our side right

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has energetically thrown its support behind the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, introduced by Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton. The legislation would remove the federal tax imposed on firearms and accessories regulated under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). Joining Cotton as co-sponsors are fellow Republican Senators John Barrasso (Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee), John Cornyn (Texas), Kevin Cramer (North Dakota), Steve Daines (Montana), Deb Fischer (Nebraska), Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming),

BELLEVUE, WA – Minnesota DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell, facing a serious burglary charge, should be treated with the same suspicion her record suggests she treats gun owners—like criminals—the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. Mitchell is due in court June 10 as the result of her arrest by Detroit Lakes police for burglary. Published reports say she was apprehended inside her step-mother’s home at about 4:45 a.m. April 22, allegedly taking things belonging to her late father. “Senator Mitchell has supported