BELLEVUE, WA – Monday’s “Shots Fired” report from the King County (WA) Prosecutor’s Office on the number of gun-related homicides and injuries last year is more proof that gun control laws and anti-rights initiatives adopted over the past few years in Washington State have been abject failures, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today in reaction. “Proponents of these laws, and especially the gun control initiatives passed in recent years, sold the public a bill of goods, and

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today expressed their sincere gratitude to the Attorneys General in 25 states for joining an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting their challenge to a Maryland gun ban law and urging the high court to hear the case. “We are truly gratified that the top law enforcement officers in fully half of the states in our country have signed onto this amicus brief,” said

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today condemned the courts in Cook County, Illinois while hailing the actions of two armed citizens in Philadelphia, Pa., noting that in the former, courts have been allowing accused murderers out of jail for home electronic monitoring, while in the latter, armed would-be carjackers were shot by their victims. Published reports say that “about 100” people charged with murder in Cook County have been released on home electronic monitoring. CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen poll showing Joe Biden has lost ground among likely U.S. voters for his handling of crime and law enforcement issues helps explain the continued interest in private gun ownership, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. According to Rasmussen’s survey, 51 percent of likely voters give Biden a poor rating for his ability to handle rising crime. Back in July, 48 percent of poll respondents gave the president bad marks on this

BELLEVUE, WA – Justin Moon, founder and CEO of Kahr Arms, is the 2021 recipient of the Gun Rights Defender of the Year Award, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms announced today. Moon was born in South Korea in 1970 and came to the United States with his family as a toddler three years later, first settling in Tarrytown, N.Y. He became interested in firearms in his teens, and when he started looking for a compact 9mm pistol for

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

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

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

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

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