BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has released the following reaction to Thursday’s party-line vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the nomination of David Chipman to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Today’s party-line vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on David Chipman’s nomination to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives underscores the toxicity of his choice by Joe Biden to head the agency,” said Alan Gottlieb, chairman

BELLEVUE, WA – President Joe Biden was being intellectually dishonest, and the legacy media has allowed him get away with it by pushing gun control on the anniversary of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “Joe Biden told reporters it is time to close loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks, but it is well-documented that the Orlando mass killer had passed background checks when he legally purchased

BELLEVUE, WA – While anti-gun-rights advocates across the country remain faithful to arguments that restrictive gun control laws work, a simple glance at recent entries to the Seattle Police Blotter provide ample evidence that they’re living in a fantasy, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “At least three times in May,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “Seattle officers encountered convicted felons who were carrying guns. Restrictive gun laws, embraced by Seattle voters over the past few years, didn’t

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is urging members and supporters to contact their U.S. Senators and oppose the nomination of David Chipman to become head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. “When a nominee for the top post at the agency responsible for enforcing the nation’s firearms regulations can’t define what he believes an ‘assault weapon’ is, that raises alarms,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “By

BELLEVUE, WA – Friday’s slashing spree in the New York City subway underscores the need for immediate reform of city and state concealed carry laws so that honest citizens have the ability to fight back and defend themselves against such viciousness, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “We know at least three people were violently attacked by several people,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “Fortunately, nobody was killed, but this is a symptom of a larger problem in