SAF, CCRKBA ASK SUPREME COURT REVIEW IN CHALLENGE TO MARYLAND GUN BAN
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review of their challenge to Maryland’s ban on modern semiautomatic rifles. Joining SAF and CCRKBA are Field Traders, LLC, the Firearms Policy Coalition and three private citizens, Micah Schaefer, David Snope and Dominic Banchi, for whom the case is named. The case is Bianchi v. Frosh. Plaintiffs are represented by attorneys David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and John
TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOTT EARNS CCRKBA ‘GUN RIGHTS LEGISLATOR OF YEAR’ AWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a staunch defender of gun rights in the Lone Star State, is being recognized by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as the Legislator of the Year for 2021. Gov. Abbott earlier this year signed several pieces of gun rights legislation into law, including HB 1927, which allows anyone 21 years old or older who can legally possess a firearm in Texas to carry a handgun in public without a permit. With his
TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOTT EARNS CCRKBA ‘GUN RIGHTS LEGISLATOR OF YEAR’ AWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a staunch defender of gun rights in the Lone Star State, is being recognized by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as the Legislator of the Year for 2021. Gov. Abbott earlier this year signed several pieces of gun rights legislation into law, including HB 1927, which allows anyone 21 years old or older who can legally possess a firearm in Texas to carry a handgun in public without a permit. With
CCRKBA: ‘NEW ABC POLL CONFIRMS BIDEN’S FAILURE ON VIOLENT CRIME’
BELLEVUE, WA – A newly released ABC News/Ipsos poll confirms what most of America’s gun owners already knew, that Joe Biden is a failure at addressing crime and especially gun-related violence, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. The survey, released over the weekend, shows only 36 percent—slightly more than 1 in 3 Americans—approve of Biden’s handling of the deteriorating crime problem. As for his response to violent crimes in which firearms are used, the data is even worse,
CCRKBA: ‘NEW ABC POLL CONFIRMS BIDEN’S FAILURE ON VIOLENT CRIME’
BELLEVUE, WA – A newly released ABC News/Ipsos poll confirms what most of America’s gun owners already knew, that Joe Biden is a failure at addressing crime and especially gun-related violence, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. The survey, released over the weekend, shows only 36 percent—slightly more than 1 in 3 Americans—approve of Biden’s handling of the deteriorating crime problem. As for his response to violent crimes in which firearms are used, the data is even
RESEARCHER, AUTHOR JOHN LOTT RECEIVES CCRKBA ‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT’ AWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – John Lott, founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of the landmark book “More Guns, Less Crime,” is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Lott, an economist, author, writer, researcher and political commentator, has other titles to his credit including “The Bias Against Guns” “Gun Control Myths,” and “The War on Guns.” He frequently authors Op-Ed pieces for various publications, and worked for a short time
RESEARCHER, AUTHOR JOHN LOTT RECEIVES CCRKBA ‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT’ AWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – John Lott, founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of the landmark book “More Guns, Less Crime,” is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Lott, an economist, author, writer, researcher and political commentator, has other titles to his credit including “The Bias Against Guns” “Gun Control Myths,” and “The War on Guns.” He frequently authors Op-Ed pieces for various publications, and worked for a short
BREITBART’S AWR HAWKINS EARNS CCRKBA ‘BILL OF RIGHTS’ AWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has named veteran writer AWR Hawkins as the recipient of the 2021 Bill of Rights award. Hawkins, a prolific journalist who covers firearms issues for Breitbart News, is a past winner of the “Journalist of the Year” award (2015, 2017 and 2019), and the “Gun Rights Defender of the Year” award (2016 and 2020). The award was announced following this year’s Gun Rights Policy Conference, co-hosted by CCRKBA and the Second
BREITBART’S AWR HAWKINS EARNS CCRKBA ‘BILL OF RIGHTS’ AWARD
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has named veteran writer AWR Hawkins as the recipient of the 2021 Bill of Rights award. Hawkins, a prolific journalist who covers firearms issues for Breitbart News, is a past winner of the “Journalist of the Year” award (2015, 2017 and 2019), and the “Gun Rights Defender of the Year” award (2016 and 2020). The award was announced following this year’s Gun Rights Policy Conference, co-hosted by CCRKBA and the
CCRKBA HONORS HOLLY SULLIVAN AS ‘GRASSROOTS ACTIVIST OF YEAR’
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has named Holly Sullivan, president of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League as Grassroots Activist of the Year for 2021. The Constitution State gun rights advocate grew up in a gun-owning family and she is also on the advisory board of the D.C. Project, a grassroots lobbying effort that brings women from all the states annually to the nation’s capitol, where they meet with and educate lawmakers and their staffs about Second