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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
Updated: 5 days 18 hours ago
Shooting Straight with Gov. Kristi Noem
Women relate to her warm personality. Men want to compete with her grit. She’s a force to watch and admire.
This NRA Video is a Must-See
Second Amendment-supporting politicians react to some inane statements.
People Are Dangerous, Not Guns
If Biden truly feels there is an epidemic of violence in America, maybe he should focus his efforts on the people committing the violence—yes, the criminals.
The Armed Citizen®
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
The Coming Second Amendment Court Fights
Nominating judges who have records of applying the U.S. Constitution as it was written might be Trump’s greatest legacy, but did he do enough?
Muzzled—The Breadth of Big Tech’s Strategy to Marginalize Gun Owners
Gun owners are accustomed to legalized discrimination. In some states, merchants still hang signs refusing to do business with us. We’re used and abused by big Hollywood. We’re outcasts in academia.
When Rights Are Surrendered
These countries once had the right to bear arms. Giving up their rights didn’t bring them security.
Biden’s Blatant Attack Would End the U.S. Firearm Industry As We Know It
I have spent much of the last year reporting on Joe Biden’s aggressive plans for gun control. Yet one of his most consequential proposals doesn’t feature the headline-grabbing elements of a firearm ban or confiscation scheme (which, of course, Biden also supports).
A Boom in Gun Sales Also Means This
Last year, an estimated 8.4 million Americans became new gun owners as the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) logged over 21 million background checks for the likely sales of firearms.
Vice President Harris Says Confiscation is “Not What We’re Talking About”
Her words run counter to the Biden administration’s agenda.
The Ninth Circuit Thinks Americans Don’t Have a Right to Bear Arms
This majority of judges think your Second Amendment rights stop at your front door.
NRA Applauds Attorneys General Amicus Brief In New York Carry Case
In December, The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association and asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed-carry licenses.
The Federal Behemoth and Your Rights
When dealing with the federal government, experience doesn’t just add nuance to an understanding of the system. Often, interactions with the federal bureaucracy harden earned cynicism.
Ammo Serialization Comes Up Again
A de facto ban on ammunition would effectively kill our ability to exercise our Second Amendment rights.
Standing Guard | NRA Fights For Truth And Justice
You know it as well as I do—politicians let you down. Principles never do. And it’s by fighting on principle that the National Rifle Association is the oldest and most successful civil rights organization in the history of mankind.
President’s Column | Billionaire Money Backs Gun Control
There are people in our society who claim to value freedom and democracy, but who vote differently either by ballot or by letting their dollars do the talking. It happens in every election.
They’ll Never Stop
Feb. 1 marked the beginning of New Zealand’s Amnesty and Buyback 2021. Kiwi gun owners have once again been forced to file into police stations like criminals to hand over firearms that they lawfully purchased.
Sen. McConnell Mentions National Reciprocity
Sen. Schumer is being warned not to turn the nation’s most-deliberative body into a one-party-ruled runaway freight train.
The Anti-Gun Cabinet Continues to Grow
The new secretary of health and human services might have the worst record yet.
The White House Says They Want to Repeal Gun Makers' “Liability Shields”
Biden’s goal is to bankrupt gun manufacturers.