BELLEVUE, WA – The City of Seattle—home to a billionaire-backed gun prohibition lobbying group which bankrolled two gun control initiatives that have been dismal failures—hit a new homicide record this week, ironically with the death of a June stabbing victim, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said the time has come to repeal the laws that only impact law-abiding citizens and take a new course against criminals. Seattle has now posted 70 murders, and there is still one full

BELLEVUE, WA – A new NBC poll showing more than half of American voters (52%) saying they or someone in their household owns a gun is one more affirmation of the importance of the Second Amendment, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms stated. According to the NBC poll, this is the highest-ever percentage of voters who acknowledge being in a gun-owning household. The network has been tracking this since 1999. The numbers prove that firearms of all kinds are commonly

BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen survey conducted in the aftermath of the Maine mass shooting substantiates what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has said for years: Americans think enforcement of existing gun laws would do more to prevent gun-related violence than passing new laws. According to Rasmussen, 57 percent of voters say stricter enforcement of existing gun control laws would be more effective, while 30 percent believe passing new laws would do more. The veteran polling firm also

BELLEVUE, WA – President Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have predictably reacted like vultures in the aftermath of the terrible mass shooting incident in Maine to push gun control schemes which would not have prevented the outrage, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms stated. “Gov. Newsom is demanding adoption of a waiting period in Maine,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “and President Biden wants ‘universal background checks’ and safe storage laws, and both of them know none of

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