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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
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Sitka Gear Expands Women’s Line
Women’s Waterfowl System was introduced at SHOT Show.
Pittsburgh Officials Put Themselves Above the Law
Even though the district attorney says gun restriction plan is illegal, the city council stands by its push.
Check-Mate Industries Moving to Georgia
New York’s unfriendly attitude toward guns prompts the relocation.
Crossroads of the West Sues to Hold Gun Shows
Del Mar Fairgrounds has suspended the event after more than 30 years of shows.
Why Hearing Protection is Important
When it comes to range safety, personal health is important too.
Junior Air Rifle Camp Registration Opens
The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s summer camp lineup runs from June to August.
The Gipper's Gun
A .45-cal. recreation of a classic American flintlock long rifle with a 42-inch barrel is on display.
Steyr Zephyr II Reviewed
There’s merit in the notion of starter rigs. Maximum tech and longed-for glitz are easy to justify from the “want” perspective, but those things can get in the way of establishing actual competence in any undertaking.
Do Anti-Gunners Really Want to Stop School Shootings?
If they did, they'd realize that the gun isn't the problem. Now, a report on the Parkland shooting bears us out.
Black and Armed in America
Colion Noir takes claims that the Second Amendment is racist personally.
SHOT Show sees EDC 9 from Springfield Armory; Winchester’s Highly Versatile New Caliber
New products from Springfield Armory and Winchester showcase great versatility and excellent design.
SHOT Show Debuts Kimber EDC; Stoeger Affordable Home Defense; Winchester Family Fun
New products from Kimber and Winchester offer good defense and fun for all.
Moving Further from Dissenter
Retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens recently told The New York Times just how anti-gun he really is.
Congressman Eric Swalwell’s Radioactive “Common Ground”
Those who oppose our right to keep and bear arms have been mislabeling NRA as “extremists” for decades, but the vitriol has escalated over the last year.
Explainer of Why More Guns Equal Less Crime
Judge Andrew Napolitano and researcher John Lott discuss why it’s imperative to keep our individual right to keep and bear arms.
Guns for the Prepared from Remington, Taurus and Glock
New firearms have hit Shot Show 2019 and are a must for those who want to be ready.
Continental Rift
With Washington, D.C., stuck in muddy gridlock for at least the next two years, the battle for the Second Amendment now moves in earnest to the states.
President’s Column | My Salute to the Women of the NRA
Women make up the fastest-growing segment of new NRA members.
Oregon Vies for Title of State with Most-Restrictive Gun Laws
Bills include limiting magazine capacity to five rounds, curtailing the number of rounds one can buy each month and more.
Student Air Rifle Program Spreads to Texas
In partnering with the Weatherby Foundation, the expansion is sure to get off to a good start.