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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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Joe Biden Launches Gun-Control Push to Cancel Your Rights
Elections have consequences. Less than two months into the Biden administration, the U.S. House of Representatives took up two far-reaching gun-control bills. Neither would reduce crime, but that is not the point.
NRA Asks High Court To Hear Mag Ban Case
The NRA is asking the High Court to hear another crucial Second Amendment case.
VIDEO: Shooting Straight with Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Here, he sits down with Frank Miniter, A1F Editor in Chief, to discuss his new book and more.
VIDEO: A1F Editor Features in I Carry for Shooting Illustrated
A1F Managing Editor Mel Dixon features in an I Carry segment for Shooting Illustrated.
One Gun for Everything: SIG Sauer P320 AXG Scorpion
Different folks prefer different styles of handguns—that much is clear. But most folks who depend on a handgun for their job (and who are free to choose what gun they carry) either choose a high-capacity, striker-fired, polymer-framed gun, or they choose a high-capacity, metal-framed DA/SA gun.
Another Attempt to Criminalize Gun Ownership
Onerous gun-storage laws are yet another infringement upon your rights.
Why They Hate Us
They hate us. The funny thing is, we don’t hate them. Consider the following dynamics.
Anti-Gun Biden Plots to Pack the U.S. Supreme Court
It seems the septuagenarian commander-in-chief may have had a change of heart after previously calling court packing a "bonehead idea."
Meet the Sunshine Shooting Club
What is gun culture really like in America? Well, you might not immediately picture women between the ages of 32 and 76 running through advanced self-defense scenarios. But perhaps you should.
Now Congress Comes After Firearms Manufacturers
Following the president’s lead, Congress wants to repeal the PLCAA.
Self-Defense: A Women’s Movement
Soon after her 21st birthday, new mother Jessica Royal (then Cothon) obtained her concealed-carry permit (CCW) in Nashville, Tenn. She prayed that she would never need to pull a trigger in defense of her life.
SCOTUS to Take Second Amendment Case
The High Court will hear a critical Second Amendment case supported by NRA.
Can Biden Take Your Rights With The Stroke of a Pen?
In his first week in office, President Joe Biden (D) signed a stack of 22 executive orders. By mid-March, he had signed more than 50. Just before this went to print, four Democrat senators, led by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), sent a letter to Biden asking him to take executive action on guns.
The Armed Citizen®
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
John M. Browning & Civilian Arms
Quick! If I say “John M. Browning,” what comes to mind? Likely, the Model 1911, Browning Hi-Power, “Ma Deuce” or the BAR—all of them originally military weapons.
Sen. Menendez Uses Blatant Mistruths to Promote an Anti-Suppressor Bill
Menendez’s claims could be believed by those who simply don’t know the truth about suppressors.
The Biden Administration’s Plan to Eradicate Gun Makers and Stores
Without mainstream-media cover, President Joe Biden (D) probably wouldn’t say things like this: “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun-law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets.” (Emphasis is ours.)
Fauci is Wrong About Guns
It’s beneficial for those on the anti-gun side to frame criminal violence as a public health crisis in order to get support for restrictive gun-control legislation.
From the Editor | Two Scary Years for Freedom
We know our liberty is in great danger when the only thing standing between our freedom and the tyranny of a thin majority—a political faction that detests the Second Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights—may be the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule.
VIDEO: Shooting Straight with Hollie McKay
Hollie McKay frequently ventures into the most-dangerous places on earth to find answers for herself.