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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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One of Gun-Control’s Biggest Lies Exposed
In a recent opinion article, William McGurn, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, tells us he just got a permit, in New Jersey, for a gun.
Benefits of Force-on-Force Training
Force-on-force training is as close to a real life-or-death scenario as civilians can get.
Speaking to Gun-Control Power
Through the lens of grief, Andrew Pollack is now using his raw experience to promote the importance of the Second Amendment.
Trump: The Second Amendment Will Be “Gone” if Biden Elected President
President Trump spoke of an ominous future for your rights if Joe Biden is elected.
Gun Review: Glock 44
In early 2020, Glock finally introduced a handgun chambered in the world’s most-popular cartridge: the .22 LR, giving us the Glock 44.
Did a California Sheriff Sell Concealed-Carry Permits?
Money for CCW’s was allegedly exchanged for hefty contributions to the sheriff’s re-election campaign.
How Trump is Championing the Second Amendment
President Trump has long been an advocate of our Second Amendment Rights, but the incumbent is stepping things up a notch—making it a centerpiece of his 2020 campaign.
A Labor (Day) of Love: Guns, American Workers and the Second Amendment
Labor Day 2020 is a celebration of America’s workers. This includes more than 300,000 Americans who now work for gun, ammunition and related industries.
Carry a Spare
It's better to have a spare magazine and not need it than to need it and not have it.
A Closer Look at Kamala Harris’ Second Amendment Record
Kamala Harris' record on the Second Amendment leaves little to the imagination when it comes to how far she is willing to go.
August Gun Sales Mark Another Record
August continued the trend that has seen record numbers of Americans arming themselves.
Fortify Your Home on the Cheap, Part 2
In addition to firearms training, you can still fortify your home against crime with a number of simple, cost-effective solutions. Here are half a dozen more strategies to protect your home.
Fortify Your Home on the Cheap, Part 1
We all would like the best security, but, of course, most of us aren’t as wealthy as Michael Bloomberg.
Ballot Initiatives: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The season has passed for gathering signatures for voter initiatives in the 24 states that allow them, so firearm-prohibition outfits with fuzzy names are finished trying to get gun bans—things that couldn’t make it through the state legislatures—on state ballots this November.
Joe Biden Is No Moderate
As we search for sanity amidst all the clamor and craziness of this particular political season, the mainstream media is handing us the false narrative, as if it is a life preserver from these tumultuous times, that Joe Biden is a moderate.
Parting Shot: The U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Give Us Our Freedom
Defenders of the right to keep and bear arms might be forgiven for wondering whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s copy of the United States Constitution is missing a few pages.
Chicago’s Mayhem isn’t the Fault of Legal Gun Owners
2020 has seen a sharp increase in Chicago violence.
Hunters: The Original Social Distancers
There is no denying that we are experiencing a complicated time in our country’s history. We are all navigating through various states’ opening and closing procedures that include recommended social distancing measures.
NRA-Sanctioned Matches Resume
Over the past six months, countless sporting events in the U.S. have been canceled, postponed or had a location change due to measures intended to hinder the spread of Covid-19. Indeed, the coronavirus pandemic even forced the cancellation of the historic National Matches, as well as NRA-sanctioned shooting tournaments across the country.
Nearly 5 Million New Gun Owners in 2020
Record-setting year continues with millions of new gun owners.