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BELLEVUE, WA – The clearly unconstitutional edict against lawful firearms carry in Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County, N.M. by Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is a stark reminder to all Second Amendment citizens they must register to vote, and then make sure they do vote to keep people with ideas like this out of public office, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and

BELLEVUE, WA – New data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission suggests the Evergreen State is on track to see one of the deadliest years on state highways since the 1990s, yet nobody is demanding a ban on automobiles, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms noted. “This reflects a glaring hypocrisy on the part of people advocating for stricter gun control laws and bans on

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms joined in an amicus brief to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting a lawsuit against Montgomery County, Maryland challenging county “sensitive places” designations. Joining CCRKBA are the California Rifle and Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Guns Save Life, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today welcomed Sig Sauer, the world-famous firearms manufacturer, as a “Major” level 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. “We just launched the corporate sponsorship project for the Citizens Committee,” Gottlieb said, “and Sig Sauer was quick to

BELLEVUE, WA – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s immediate reaction to Sunday’s triple homicide at a hookah lounge in the city’s Mount Baker area “was a predictable launch pad for an attack on Washington State’s model firearms preemption law,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “Instead of encouraging people to help police solve this terrible crime and bring the perpetrators

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a case challenging New Jersey’s “sensitive places” concealed carry statute. The case is known as Koons v. Platkin. In May, U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb granted a preliminary injunction and the state filed a motion to stay the

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today ripped a group of House Democrats led by Virginia Congressman Don Beyer for resurrecting a 2022 proposal to place a 1,000-percent excise tax on the sale of so-called “assault weapons” and” high-capacity magazines.” “This proposal shows how outrageous some Capitol Hill Democrats have become in their efforts to restrict Second Amendment

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today announced that Andrew Gottlieb has been named managing director. For the past eight years, he has served as director of outreach and development for CCRKBA’s sister organization, the Second Amendment Foundation. Gottlieb, son of CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, stepped into his new post Tuesday. In his new position, Gottlieb will focus on

BELLEVUE, WA – The Biden administration has sunk to a new low in its anti-gun crusade, reportedly withholding funds from schools that have hunting or archery programs as part of their curriculum, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Fox News is reporting the administration “is blocking key federal funding earmarked under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauded Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice for requesting information from the Internal Revenue Service about the weapons and accessories it has purchased in recent years, turning the tax agency into what appears to be a quasi-military operation. Rep. Bice sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, inquiring about the account(s) IRS