EVERYTOWN PULLS JONES ENDORSEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT CCRKBA REVEALED
BELLEVUE, WA – Less than 24 hours after the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued a scathing news release condemning Everytown for Gun Safety’s June endorsement of Democrat Jay Jones, who is now under fire for suggesting a political rival should have been shot in the head along with his children, the news release about that endorsement has vanished from Everytown’s website. “There’s been no announcement the endorsement was withdrawn,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “and not a word about
EVERYTOWN’S HYPOCRISY ON FULL DISPLAY WITH $200K, SILENCE ON JONES
BELLEVUE, WA – Everytown for Gun Safety’s political hypocrisy is on full display as it remains silent on reported remarks made by Virginia Democrat Jay Jones, to whose campaign it has contributed $200,000, fantasizing about the shooting of a political rival and his children three years ago, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said. “Apparently,” CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb observed, “it’s okay for one of Everytown’s so-called ‘gun sense’ candidates to exchange text messages about shooting a former Virginia House
WINS AND LOSSES IN N.J. OLD TAPPAN FUMBLES ON PERMIT FEE RESOLUTION
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is celebrating the continued success of the permit-to-carry fee nullification resolution efforts in New Jersey. Along with their partners, the Committee is pleased to report that there are now six municipalities in four counties that have adopted resolutions to refund or waive the $150.00 portion of permit-to-carry fees. This project has gained strength and momentum since Englishtown passed a first-in-the-state Committee-backed resolution in June 2025. The permitting fee rebate resolution project
CCRKBA CELEBRATES PROGRESS IN NORTH CAROLINA ON PERMITLESS CARRY
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is happy to report there has been progress on drumming up support for a permitless carry veto override vote in the Tar Heel State. Last week the Committee sent letters to four key North Carolina lawmakers and urged them to support a veto override of SB 50. The legislation passed both houses earlier this year, but Democratic Governor Josh Stein vetoed the will of the people. One lawmaker we wrote
CCRKBA URGES N.C. LAWMAKERS TO OVERRIDE PERMITLESS CARRY VETO
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms recently sent letters to North Carolina lawmakers urging them to override Governor Josh Stein’s veto of their permitless carry bill. North Carolina SB 50 was passed in both legislative chambers and Governor Stein usurped the will of the people by vetoing it. Lawmakers who should be sympathetic to the passage of the bill either did not show up to vote, voted against the measure, or are not in favor of an
CCRKBA: ROBBERY OF DEM DELEGATE IN CHICAGO PROVIDES LESSON
BELLEVUE, WA – The armed robbery of a Democrat delegate in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention offers a lesson on the failure of gun control to a party that preaches it, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said in response. Published reports say the 25-year-old delegate from Texas was robbed at gunpoint by a two-man stickup crew. They took the man’s wallet and room keys, and then crossed the street to rob someone else. They were described as two
HOLOSUN TECHNOLOGIES JOINS CCRKBA AS CORPORATE PARTNER
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is delighted to welcome Holosun Technologies as an official sponsor of the grassroots gun rights organization, now in its 51st year. Based in California, Holosun is a leading manufacturer of innovative optic and laser sights for firearms. In business since 2013, Holosun focuses on creating innovative optic and laser/IR technologies for a broad range of shooting and hunting needs. To celebrate the beginning of the partnership, CCRKBA is including a Holosun
CCRKBA FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPREME COURT VANDERSTOK CASE
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case challenging the ATF’s “Final Rule” equating firearms parts kits and gun components with functioning firearms. The case is known as Garland v. VanDerStok. Joining CCRKBA in this important brief are the Western States Sheriffs’ Association, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, California Rifle and Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Ltd.,