BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom is having a hissy fit over Thursday’s 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Golden State’s requirement for background checks on ammunition purchases are unconstitutional, quite a change from his pro-gun remarks a week ago. But the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is reminding the Golden State governor that when rights are on the table, his opinion doesn’t really count, especially when

BELLEVUE, WA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration last week during a visit with Tennessee-based podcaster Shawn Ryan—where the governor accepted a Sig Sauer pistol—saying that he is “not anti-gun…just for gun safety” needs affirmation by action, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms observed. “Assuming that Newsom’s epiphany is real and he is trying to revive a pro-gun wing of the Democratic Party as exemplified by Eleanor Roosevelt and Hubert Humphrey,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “he can demonstrate this

BELLEVUE, WA – Officials in a third New Jersey municipality have passed a resolution to return their portion of the state’s $200 fee for a carry permit, scoring another victory for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and its partners in an effort to partially refund the exorbitant fees to gun owners. CCRKBA is joined by the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action and the New Jersey Firearms Owners Syndicate in this effort. Already, councils in the Borough of

BELLEVUE, WA – A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice revealing an increase in firearms thefts from parked cars over a five-year study period (2018-2022) overlooks one major component of the problem: the necessity for legally-armed citizens to leave their firearms before entering so-called “gun-free zones,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms observed. “While the report raises alarms about a 31 percent increase of gun thefts from vehicles,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “it fails to mention a

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is pleased to announce a partnership with New Jersey Firearms Owners Syndicate and the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. In a CCRKBA and NJFOS backed initiative, Englishtown, N.J. passed a resolution to refund applicants the municipal portion of permit to carry fees. The three organizations have decided to come together to replicate the success in Englishtown, and carry these rebate resolutions across the Garden State. The issue at hand

BELLEVUE, WA – With President Donald Trump’s signature on his “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which eliminates the $200 excise tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and firearms classified as “AOW’s,” he has taken a major step toward dismantling the burdensome and oppressive National Firearms Act. “We congratulate President Trump on his legislative victory, and applaud Republicans on Capitol Hill for removing this ridiculous financial burden from the backs of law-abiding Americans,” said Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has joined with five other organizations, including the Second Amendment Foundation, in a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi, urging her to abandon a proposal to merge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In the letter, signed by CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, the groups urge Bondi “to consider abandoning this proposal and continue to operate ATF as a standalone agency of narrow

BELLEVUE, WA – Friday’s unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel at the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturning California’s one-gun-per-month law is not just a victory for gun rights, it also serves as a proverbial shot across the bow of anti-gun groups in western states, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) declared. Both Ceasefire Oregon and the Washington-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility have one-gun-per-month provisions in their legislative agendas. In the Evergreen State, Substitute House Bill 1132 was stalled in the House Rules Committee earlier this year, but by law, remains

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding Argentina President Javier Milei for his bold action to reverse a ban on the sale of semiautomatic firearms to private citizens in the country, which was imposed in 1995. Published reports say the decree, which was signed by President Milei, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos, authorizes “legitimate users of conditional civilian weapons” to “acquire and possess semi-automatic” firearms featuring detachable magazines. “Clearly,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has launched a national grassroots mobilization effort to convince the U.S. Senate it must reform the National Firearms Act (NFA) as part of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “The Senate Finance Committee has adopted key provisions in the reconciliation bill that align with our demands to reform the National Firearms Act (NFA),” CCRKBA Managing Director Andrew Gottlieb said. “These include removing suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), and short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) from NFA