First Freedom
America's First Freedom provides news for the membership of the NRA with the goal of delivering professional, moving, and accurate journalism that promotes knowledge about the threats to our Second Amendment Rights
Updated: 1 week 1 hour ago
This Gun Was at the First Thanksgiving
Few are taught, however, that a tangible link to that first Thanksgiving—a gun to be precise—is still here as a reminder that American’s from the first days had firearms for self-defense.
Texas Establishes Online Gun-Buying Check
Website is set up to let gun dealers verify whether license to carry is valid.
Number Of Concealed Carry Permit Holders Increased Again In 2019
In early October, economist John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center released “Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2019,” his annual report on the number of concealed-carry permit holders in the United States.
Moving to Wyoming, Stag Arms Joins Gun Makers Leaving East Coast, Taking Jobs
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon: “We have a deep-seated commitment to the Second Amendment that I will continue to uphold."
S&W M&P 380 Shield EZ
The .380 ACP is sometimes given short shrift. It isn’t a 9 mm, and to a lot of people that makes it puny. Maybe, but a .380 in your holster beats a 9 mm left at home.
Colorado Sees Surge in Number of Concealed Carry Permits
Recent report shows that number of concealed-carry permits continues to rise nationally
Highlights From NRA-ILA’s History of Achievements
1975: The NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) was formed. ILA is the lobbying arm of the NRA. ILA is committed to preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A History of Freedom
Those who insist history turns on a one-way ratchet, and that liberties, once lost, are never recovered, have clearly not been following the work of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its millions upon millions of members.
Firearms Provide Armed Citizens with Protection against Dangerous Wild Animals
Anti-gun politicians from metropolitan areas may not be conscious of such dangers faced by law-abiding gun owners in rural regions.
How the NRA Became a Bulwark for Freedom
San Francisco’s recent decision to classify the National Rifle Association as a “terrorist” organization and the New York Attorney General’s “investigation” are just the latest steps in the gun-control lobby’s decades-long effort to demonize the NRA and America’s gun owners.
With Knife Attacks at 15-Year High, Gun Control Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Homicides in U.K.
Number police responses to knife incidents in U.K. reached over 44,000 this year.
Shooting Sports Spotlight
Beau Emett started winning shooting competitions when he was in the seventh grade.
Politicians are Finding Out Gun Rights are Also Women’s Rights
Dianna Muller lost count of how many times she responded to chillingly desperate calls for help during her 22 years as a police officer in Tulsa, Okla.
A Round Of Applause For Our NRA Volunteers–The Heart Of The NRA
“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit.” This bit of wisdom is often attributed to President Truman, but it could have been overheard at any of the thousands of NRA events held across the country each year.
It’s Never Enough
Gun-Control Advocates Won’t Ever Be Satisfied With Marginal Changes To Our Gun Laws
The Brothers Hunt Are NRA Country
If you love country music and are most at home outdoors you should be familiar with The Brothers Hunt (Dan and Reid Isbell, top right).
Violent Crime Dropped In 2018
The FBI has released the 2018 “Crime in the United States” report, which compiles crime data from law enforcement agencies around the country.
Warren Wants To Tax Away Your Rights
If you have a right that’s important to you, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has a “plan” for it. She prides herself on her “plans” to overhaul America’s tax system to a more “progressive” model.
President’s Column | Firearms Empower Women Finding Second Amendment Freedoms
It’s no secret that more and more women are using firearms to protect themselves, hunt and participate in shooting sports thanks to our Second Amendment freedoms.