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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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Milwaukee Bus Drivers Want to Carry Guns for Protection
The president of a transit union is pushing to allow drivers to arm themselves for protection as part of a bargaining proposal to the Milwaukee County Transit System.
Historic Little Big Horn Rifle Helps Auction Reach $8 Million in Sales
Over $8 million in revenue was generated from the recent auction of many historic firearms, including the sale on a Springfield rifle.
Detroit Women Given Chance to Empower and Arm Themselves
Local firearms instructor Rick Ector teaches free class to women to empower and protect themselves from being victimized.
Now a Democrat Running for President Wants to Require You Apply for Your Rights
To grab some headlines, one by one they are trying to get to the left of the pack on guns.
Friends Of NRA Volunteers Break Record In 2018 With Grassroots Fundraising
The 13,000 volunteers behind the grassroots fundraising of the Friends of NRA really demonstrated their outstanding commitment by raising a record $33.3 million last year to enable The NRA Foundation to fund local, state, and national firearms education and training.
Jacob Bryant is NRA Country
NRA Country is a lifestyle brand, all about enjoying the outdoors, supporting our troops and being proud to be an American. Country artist Jacob Bryant fits perfectly with NRA Country.
Pro-Gun Senators Introduce Bill To Prohibit Discrimination In Financial Services
On March 14, pro-gun Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and John Kennedy, R-La., introduced S. 821, the Freedom Financing Act—a bill to prohibit discrimination against the firearms industry in the provision of financial services.
Revolving Automatically
While semi-automatic pistols are in common use throughout the world today, the semi-automatic revolver is a much rarer item.
What Anti-gun Activists Don’t Realize about Hunting
Because nature has no political party, it is our shared human responsibility to ensure nature conservation and wildlife management can continue to keep America the Beautiful worthy of that name in the future.
More Spaniards Want to Be Armed for Self-Defense
Spain is seeing increased demands to expand citizen’s rights regarding the use of firearms for self-defense.
Walter Cronkite Would Be Ashamed
No joke: CNN, the least trusted network in America, won the Walter Cronkite Award For Excellence In Journalism for staging an anti-gun rally in the wake of the Parkland tragedy. Here’s the true story of what transpired that night.
New Study: Cops Prevent Crime
ILA staff reviews “gun policy” studies regularly. Those clamoring for federal funding for gun-policy research should set themselves up with a Google Scholar alert, but not everything we want to highlight is directly related to gun policy.
The Long Hard Road To Freedom II
How the path to preserving the Second Amendment wound through the states
Andrew Cuomo Blinks
New York City Alters Anti-Gun Policy In The Face Of Lawsuit
Why Much More than NYC’s Absurd Gun Laws Are in the Balance
Sometimes the most impactful events are lost on the public and obscured in legal details.
Colorado Sheriffs Unite Against “Red Flag” Law
At press time, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed “Red Flag” restrictions into law. However, those who have to enforce them are rising in fierce opposition.
Didn’t We Hear This From Harvey Weinstein?
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who apparently believes the road to the White House is paved with defeated NRA members.
Why NRA Is Raising A Red Flag Over "Red Flag" Laws
“Red Flag” laws bully us into sacrificing essential liberties by painting any opposition as evil.
New Face of Gun Control: City Mayors
We have to be involved and more vigilant now than ever about our elected officials in all branches of government.