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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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SIG Sauer Donates to Veterans Group
At the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, SIG presents Honored American Veterans Afield with $40,000 to support shooting among wounded vets.
Oscars Post All-Time Low In Viewership
What happens when you give a Hollywood star an open platform instead of scripted dialogue? We found out when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 90th annual Oscars in March.
Tony Holmes on Critics of Second Amendment
People need to understand its purpose, he says, and recognize that guns can protect against tyranny and crime.
University of Kansas Crime Drops With Campus Carry
When Kansas passed a law recognizing lawful concealed carry on college campuses, anti-gun faculty predictably cried foul. One professor, Kevin Willmott, even made a show of wearing a bulletproof vest to class.
Detroit Women Can Learn to Shoot for Free
Gun safety and handling of a 9 mm semi-automatic will be the focus of the seventh annual Legally Armed in Detroit shooting class.
NRATV Refuses To Be Silent
Make no mistake: The effort to silence NRATV is actually meant to silence the voices of all American gun owners.
Parkland Sheriff Loses Confidence Vote
Deputies say they have “no confidence” in Scott Israel, sheriff of the county where the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting occurred.
Government Failure in Parkland, Florida
Sheriff Scott Israel’s claim that he provided “amazing leadership” to his department becomes more appalling with every new revelation.
Georgetown Students Call for Arming Campus Police
The school administration has been called to ensure student safety on campus.
Gun Control Won't Stop Crime
What was true on February 13 was still true on February 15: Restricting lawful gun ownership won’t stop mass murderers.
Second Amendment Backers Must Stand and Fight
Unlike the gun control crowd, we don’t need to get obnoxious, but we do need to make our voices heard and the mid-terms are a good place to start.
Gun Haters Blame Gun Owners For Mass Murder
Government failures before, and during, the attack at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are discounted when trying to explain why the shooting happened.
Maine Newspaper Calls For Abolition Of All Guns
When in doubt, throw ’em all out. So says Greg Bates in an op-ed to The Portland Press Herald. The solution to end gun violence is simple, he writes. “To end all gun deaths, we need to ban all civilian guns.”
NRA Promotes Yeti Cover-Up Campaign
Former NRA President Marion Hammer says covering up the brand name with an NRA Foundation sticker is more productive than destroying the pricey cooler.
Gun Injuries Drop During NRA Annual Meetings
A study based on limited data tries to tie gun injuries to annual gathering.
A Squeezer From Minneapolis?
Designed to be the size of a pocket watch, the diminutive Minneapolis Palm Pistol was sold under license by the Minneapolis Firearms Co., but records show these guns were actually made by James Duckworth of Springfield, Mass.
CDC Didn't Release Defensive Gun Use Survey Results
The numbers indicate that researchers Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz were close when they reported that there are an estimated 2.5 million cases of people using a gun to stop a crime yearly.
Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD Reviewed
We posit that “routine” should not be confused with “boring,” especially when it means a rifle that runs with the unassuming excellence of the iconic Model 700.
Gun Control Crowd Easily Offended These Days
Beware of the killer T-shirts. Top 4 inane overreactions in response to guns.
Gun Owners Blamed for Illegal Acts of a Few
Young adults in Illinois may find that the Firearm Owners’ Identification (FOID) Card they dutifully obtained has become toxic to their Second Amendment rights.