{"id":227896,"date":"2026-01-06T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=227896"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:14:05","slug":"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Civil unrest in Iran.  And the reported arrests of people allegedly building homemade firearms offers a stark reminder of what happens when an authoritarian government loses its grip, according to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Breaks Silence After Days Of Unrest | WION News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xWNm-v-Jp-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/rights-groups-say-least-25-dead-iran-protests-2026-01-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\">Reuters<\/a>, Iranian authorities have detained an unspecified number of individuals accused of manufacturing improvised pistols as protests spread across the country. Multiple reports indicate that demonstrators have been killed as security forces attempt to suppress growing resistance to the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ccrkba-easier-to-get-a-gun-than-a-burger-your-fries-arent-cooked\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2445\">CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb<\/a> said the situation reflects a familiar historical pattern: when governments disarm their populations, people determined to be free will find other ways to resist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe strife now reported in Iran has probably been inevitable,\u201d Gottlieb said, pointing to economic collapse, last year\u2019s destruction of Iran\u2019s nuclear development, and what he described as the regime\u2019s descent into outright dictatorship. \u201cPeople who want to be free will always find ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-bill-fights-back-against-state-handgun-rosters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2448\">fight back<\/a>, even if it means manufacturing their own guns to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-thirty-regulators-one-ceo-inside-the-rise-of-silencer-central\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/brandon-maddox-silencer-central-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\">Thirty Regulators, One CEO: Inside the Rise of Silencer Central<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports from international outlets indicate that demonstrations have erupted in more than 100 locations across 22 of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces. At least ten demonstrators have reportedly been killed, with one account claiming roughly 30 people were shot in a single incident. Security forces involved in the crackdown allegedly include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, police, the army, and militia groups loyal to the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gottlieb said those conditions make armed resistance unsurprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder such circumstances, it is no wonder that pro-democracy Iranians fighting back against the Ayatollah\u2019s goons would arm themselves any <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-lawmakers-respond-san-bernardino-illogical-way-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2449\">way possible<\/a>, even with homemade guns,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have also been reports that Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, may already have contingency plans to flee the country if security forces fail to regain control.  An indication, CCRKBA says, that the regime itself recognizes how unstable the situation has become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-free-sbrs-are-coming-a-horrible-idea\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sbr-vs-braced-pistol-read-this-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\">Free SBRs Are Coming! A Horrible Idea<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gottlieb drew a historical parallel to America\u2019s founding. He noted that early <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/1000-yards-500-rifle-rugers-american-predator\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2447\">Americans often relied on locally made firearms<\/a> when resisting British rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRemember how our forefathers, many armed with <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/make-kydex-cheek-riser-step-step-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2446\">rifles and pistols built by village gunsmiths<\/a>, fought back against tyranny and against the most powerful army and navy in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no Second Amendment in the Middle East, but there is clearly a will to be free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gottlieb, that distinction underscores the purpose of the 2A in the United States: preventing the concentration of unchecked power by ensuring that citizens are not left defenseless when government turns oppressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the difference between individual liberty and what some people try to dress up as \u2018collectivism,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cIn practice, that usually ends up being a dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"arrests-of-iranians-building-guns\" title=\"CCRKBA: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Spirit of the Oppressed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple reports indicate that demonstrators have been killed as security 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