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BELLEVUE, WA –  Once again, the actions of an armed private citizen were instrumental in bringing an end to a brutal Saturday knife attack in Traverse City, Michigan, reminding us of the important role privately-owned and carried firearms play in today’s society, the Citizens Committee for the Right to keep and Bear Arms said. “We are particularly impressed with the heroic actions of the armed citizen,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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