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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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has welcomed world-famous firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger as a “Major” corporate sponsor. According to CCRKBA Managing Director Andrew Gottlieb, sponsorship levels are named after ranks in the Continental Army: Captain, Major, Colonel, and Brigadier General. "As a strong defender of the Second Amendment, Ruger is proud to partner with Citizens Committee for the Right

BELLEVUE, WA – Calling attention to the “tireless” efforts of its members and leadership in the fight to protect Second Amendment rights, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms recently announced its Grassroots Organization of the Year award for 2023 goes to the Connecticut Citizens Defense League. Headquartered in Southbury, Conn., the CCDL is a non-partisan, grassroots organization devoted to advocating for