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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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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Goes After Law-Abiding Americans
Anti-Second Amendment politicians routinely attack law-abiding Americans and demonize firearms manufacturers, all while ignoring the truth.
Why Illinois Will Likely See Even More Violent Crime
As we near a midterm election on November 8, a lot of anti-Second Amendment politicians have been blaming guns in general, or our Second Amendment rights in particular, for recent rises in violent-crime rates.
From Editor: This Is Not A Culture War
If gun-control advocates were honest, they would look at what really makes Americans safer, but they aren't interested in this. In reality, they're far more interested in something else.
Over 100 House Representatives Demand Answers on New Credit-Card Policies
More than 100 members of the U.S. Representatives are demanding answers over the recent creation of a specific code designed to track sales of firearms, ammunition and other related purchases.
Standing Guard | America As We Know It Hangs In The Balance This November
When you and I go to the polls, we will not be deciding the direction of our country for the next two years; we'll be deciding the very survival of our freedom and our nation for generations to come.
President’s Column | Make A Plan To Defend Your Freedom At The Polls
If you ever needed proof that your vote matter sand elections have consequences, today's headlines should convince you.
Help Deliver a Second Amendment Victory This November
If the Second Amendment is to survive the last two years of this disastrous administration, our best hope is to elect pro-gun representatives and senators to Congress.
UPS Further Clamps Down on Firearms Shipments
UPS has followed up its decision to enforce the new Biden administration rule on gun parts a month before it took effect with a new, restrictive firearms shipping policy that could prove troublesome to gunmakers and gun owners.
The Armed Citizen® September 16, 2022
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
Credit Card Companies Will Now Watch Gun Sales
The gun-control movement, with the help of an international organization that develops standards in a number of fields, appears to have found a way to try to pressure credit-card companies to peer into gun owners’ transactions and lives.
NRA-PVF Candidate Ratings and Endorsements are Live!
With the 2022 General Election around the corner and American freedoms literally under attack, now is the time for you to get involved.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Gives His Analysis of This Critical Midterm Election
Mark Robinson went from giving a speech about our rights to being elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina in less than three years. Recently, he sat down with A1F Editor in Chief Frank Miniter to talk about this critical midterm election.
NRA National Firearms Museum’s New Doc Thurston Gallery
This year, the NRA National Firearms Museum is marking 87 years in operation, preserving and chronicling nearly seven centuries’ worth of firearms history during that time with the opening of a new gallery.
After 44 Years Of Second Amendment Advocacy, Marion P. Hammer Retires
After more than four decades of dedicated Second Amendment advocacy work, Marion P. Hammer is retiring from her position as Florida state lobbyist for the NRA Institute for Legislative Action.
Lies, Damn Lies and President Joe Biden
If the old chestnut concerning “lies, damn lies and statistics” was referring to a U.S. president, it would almost certainly be current President Biden.
The Armed Citizen® September 9, 2022
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
Jacob Bryant Is NRA Country
NRA Life Member and patriot Jacob Bryant is, and will always remain, an unyielding supporter of the Second Amendment.
Is President Joe Biden’s Son Above The Law?
The treatment of President Biden's son, Hunter, is a shocking example of how the elitists who want to take your freedom think.
Anti-Gun States Blatantly Ignore U.S. Supreme Court’s Recognition Of The Right To Bear Arms
Freedom-loving Americans will need to force anti-gun states to comply in the courts, the legislatures and with the wight of public opinion.
There is Something to Be Said About Labor Day, the Shooting-Sports Industries and Our Freedom
This Labor Day, America’s 1st Freedom salutes the tens of thousands of people employed by the shooting-sports industry.