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America's 1st 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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Americans Are Taking Their Safety Into Their Own Hands
Across the country, Americans are waking up to something citizens of this nation have long known: You need to be your own first responder.
John Commerford, NRA-ILA Executive Director, Discusses Our Biggest Legislative Battles
There are still many battles ahead in the defense of our Second Amendment and NRA-ILA is always leading the charge.
From Bad to Worse for Canadian Gun Owners?
Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse for beleaguered Canadian gun owners, that’s exactly what happens.
The Armed Citizen® May 9, 2025
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms
SCOTUS Considers PLCAA As Anti-Gun Lawfare Returns With a Vengeance
The PLCAA was passed nearly two decades ago. It is now under attack from a new generation of anti-gun litigants seeking to exploit loopholes.
Doug Hamlin, NRA CEO, Talks About the Future of the NRA
This exclusive interview is the first of many to come live from the newly minted Media Row at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits.
How Innovations from Firearms-Related Companies Impact Our Freedom
The fact that the cutting edge of firearms technology can branch off in directions old laws never foresaw is inevitable—so, it seems, is the predilection of gun-control types to try to ban anything new.
The Constitutional Purge of Bad Gun Laws
For years, the Biden administration “reinterpreted” federal law to achieve its gun-control desires. Thankfully, the Trump administration is working to undo these unconstitutional changes.
A Weekend in a New York City Pistol Class
This first-person account from a mandated gun course in New York City is telling.
The Facts About Colorado’s New Gun-Control Package
Colorado’s latest gun-control measure is facing growing backlash.
The Armed Citizen® May 2, 2025
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms
Trump’s Second 100 Days and the Second Amendment
As President Trump’s first 100 days of his second administration have now come and gone, it’s worth taking a look at what he has done in defense of the Second Amendment thus far.
President Trump to the NRA: Thank You!
President Trump recently delivered a special message to the NRA and its millions of members at the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Atlanta, Ga.
Gun Industry Insider | Innovating Freedom’s Tool
Like many firearms-related companies, Sellmark’s brands make their reputations with innovation that gun owners want (or, perhaps, didn’t know they wanted until they saw it).
Tucker Sticks To His Guns
Who better to turn to for guidance on how to navigate the mainstream media’s bias than Tucker Carlson?
Bill Bachenberg Elected NRA President, Doug Hamlin Unanimously Reelected as NRA Executive Vice President & CEO
Today, the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), elected Bill Bachenberg of Pennsylvania as President of the NRA and Doug Hamlin as NRA Executive Vice President & CEO.
Gun-Control Activists Are Doing This to Silence Gun Companies
If gun-control groups can suppress the speech of gun and ammo makers, then they can prevent people from learning about shooting competitions, gun-training classes, new guns and more.
What Supreme Court Justices Had to Say About Mexico’s Attempt to Demolish Our Second Amendment
Mexico is attempting to blame American firearms manufacturers for its own crime problems. Here is what the Supreme Court had to say about that.
How The Federal Government Secretly Funded Gun-Control Groups
For years, American taxpayers have unknowingly funded ideological crusades. USAID was among the most-egregious examples of this.
A Uniquely American Celebration of Freedom
With over 14 acres of the latest guns, gear, personalities and more from the industry, this is a celebration of our uniquely American freedoms.