Latest Gun politics Stories
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing concerns about First Amendment erosion based on revelations about covert Justice Department probes of journalists, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called the government snooping "deplorable, if not despicable." "It is disturbing that James Rosen, who covers the State Department for Fox News was targeted," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, "but now published reports suggest that the DOJ,...
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn to expand gun rights made sense, and Senate anti-gunners who opposed the measure should be held accountable by voters, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Sen. Coburn's proposal would have allowed armed private citizens to legally carry firearms on Army Corps of Engineers lands in states where carrying firearms for personal safety is already legal. The vote was...
***Media Advisory*** WARREN, N.H., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that Granite Staters will storm town halls in New Hampshire this week to demand answers from Senator Kelly Ayotte on why she recently voted with the Washington gun lobby and against the 89 percent of New Hampshire voters who support commonsense, life-saving background checks for all gun sales. The bipartisan legislation Ayotte voted against was proposed by...
Access to unlocked, loaded firearms remains problem While gun control issues usually surface after major incidents like the fatal shooting of 20 elementary school students in Newtown, CT, a new study shows that children are routinely killed or injured by firearms. The study, conducted by the Colorado School of Public Health, Denver Health and Children's Hospital Colorado, was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). It examined trauma admissions at two...
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Announces "Shame On You" Protest at Senator Heller's Office ***UPDATED Media Advisory*** Heller Voted Against Commonsense, Life-Saving Solutions Supported by 90 Percent of Nevadans; www.DemandAction.org LAS VEGAS, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that concerned Nevadans will gather with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, ProgressNow Nevada, Organizing for Action and veteran and gun owner Johnathan L....
***Media Advisory*** Mayors Against Illegal Guns Announces "Shame On You" Protest at Senator Portman's Office Portman Voted Against Commonsense, Life-Saving Solutions Supported by 83 Percent of Ohioans; www.DemandAction.org CINCINNATI, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that concerned Ohioans, victims' rights advocate Hope Dudley, gun violence survivor Regina Morris, Progress Ohio, members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Obama...
***Media Advisory*** Mayors Against Illegal Guns Announces "Shame On You" Protest at Senator Coats' Office Coats Voted Against Commonsense, Life-Saving Solution Supported by 89 Percent of Indiana Voters; www.DemandAction.org. INDIANAPOLIS, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that concerned Hoosiers, along with members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Obama for America, will gather Saturday for a "Shame on You" protest against...
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late last year, CNN's Piers Morgan threatened to "deport" himself if the United States did not dramatically change its gun laws, and this morning, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms suggested that he pack his bags. "Piers Morgan has made a habit of demonizing and insulting American gun owners," CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb observed. "If he so dislikes the people who call this nation home, a nation that has...
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Senator Charles Schumer's remarks over the weekend about provisions that could be added to an alternative bill regarding background checks are "demonstrably false and delusional," the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. The perennially anti-gun Schumer told reporters that a concealed carry reciprocity amendment that may be offered to the alternative bill sponsored by Senators Joe...
Communities Standing Up to Call on Congress to Pass Common Sense Measures to Reduce Gun Violence like Expanded Background Checks YORK, Pa., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Saturday, April 13(th), York area community leaders will join together at a "We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" community event to call on members of Congress to support gun violence prevention measures like the bipartisan legislation introduced by Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey and West...
