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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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AR-15 Part 1: Myths Dispelled
Anyone who doesn’t own one likely holds plenty of views on the topic that are mythical.
Alabama Attorney General Leads 21-State Coalition in Defense of the Second Amendment
Growing opposition to a restrictive Maryland law asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge.
Taurus USA’s Move to Georgia Sparks Regional Economic Growth
Gun maker’s arrival brings new manufacturing jobs, sparking growth in complementary businesses.
What The Mainstream Media Won’t Tell You About Violent Crime
Annually, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publishes national data on the prevalence of crimes of all types. Recently, the FBI’s “2018 Crime Statistics” revealed that, yet again, violent crime in America has declined.
Enjoying Second Amendment Freedom, 104-year-old Woman Gets 1st Deer License, becomes Wisconsin’s Oldest Hunter
Her achievement is an inspiring example of how our country’s Second Amendment allows law-abiding citizens of diverse age groups to pursue opportunities for personal enrichment.
What Will Be Your Firearms Legacy?
“What do I do with these guns?” Kay Stedman asked herself after her husband, Cress, passed away in 2018. She wanted to honor his wish for his firearms collection to go to the NRA and support the Second Amendment, but she wasn’t sure how to do it.
Daisy Red Ryder Releases 80th Anniversary Commemorative BB Gun
The 80th anniversary edition features engraving on the forearm and a commemorative medallion on the stock.
The Armed Citizen®
Studies indicate that firearms are used more than 2 million times a year for personal protection.
This Gun Was at the First Thanksgiving
Few are taught, however, that a tangible link to that first Thanksgiving—a gun to be precise—is still here as a reminder that American’s from the first days had firearms for self-defense.
Texas Establishes Online Gun-Buying Check
Website is set up to let gun dealers verify whether license to carry is valid.
Number Of Concealed Carry Permit Holders Increased Again In 2019
In early October, economist John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center released “Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2019,” his annual report on the number of concealed-carry permit holders in the United States.
Moving to Wyoming, Stag Arms Joins Gun Makers Leaving East Coast, Taking Jobs
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon: “We have a deep-seated commitment to the Second Amendment that I will continue to uphold."
S&W M&P 380 Shield EZ
The .380 ACP is sometimes given short shrift. It isn’t a 9 mm, and to a lot of people that makes it puny. Maybe, but a .380 in your holster beats a 9 mm left at home.
Colorado Sees Surge in Number of Concealed Carry Permits
Recent report shows that number of concealed-carry permits continues to rise nationally
Highlights From NRA-ILA’s History of Achievements
1975: The NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) was formed. ILA is the lobbying arm of the NRA. ILA is committed to preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A History of Freedom
Those who insist history turns on a one-way ratchet, and that liberties, once lost, are never recovered, have clearly not been following the work of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its millions upon millions of members.
Firearms Provide Armed Citizens with Protection against Dangerous Wild Animals
Anti-gun politicians from metropolitan areas may not be conscious of such dangers faced by law-abiding gun owners in rural regions.
How the NRA Became a Bulwark for Freedom
San Francisco’s recent decision to classify the National Rifle Association as a “terrorist” organization and the New York Attorney General’s “investigation” are just the latest steps in the gun-control lobby’s decades-long effort to demonize the NRA and America’s gun owners.
With Knife Attacks at 15-Year High, Gun Control Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Homicides in U.K.
Number police responses to knife incidents in U.K. reached over 44,000 this year.
Shooting Sports Spotlight
Beau Emett started winning shooting competitions when he was in the seventh grade.