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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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2024 Forward Look: NRA Leaping Into A Big Year
This year holds a lot of promise for the National Rifle Association of America. Here are some highlights so far and what is yet to come.
Warren Zeiders Is NRA Country
Warren Zeiders’ distinctive, high-energy country music is powered by a steady supply of youthful grit, honesty and muscle.
Gun Skills: Utilizing Timed Turning Targets
The use of timed targets can be a very-effective way to add useful stress to your training routine.
Gun Review | SDS MAC 2 Tactical Wood
A good shotgun doesn’t have to be expensive. This one is a good example. It’s affordable, nimble and, perhaps most important, it’s reliable.
This Election Could Determine The Future Of The Second Amendment
The stakes for freedom could not be higher as we head toward this year’s elections. If you value your rights as a gun owner and citizen of the world’s last, best hope for liberty, you cannot afford to be on the sidelines.
Here is What the Justices Had to Say About Bump Stocks
The question before the Supreme Court was whether a semi-automatic firearm equipped with a bump stock should be reclassified by the ATF as a machine gun. Here is what they had to say.
The Armed Citizen® March 1, 2024
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
Proof That Sen. Schumer Doesn’t Care About Crime
It is telling that anti-Second Amendment legislators spend no time contemplating the actual causes of crime; instead, they are stuck on repeat. It is therefore our job to talk about what really works.
A Win for the Second Amendment in California
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected California’s request to reconsider a case that challenged the Golden State’s overreach.
Shooting Straight with Jennifer Grossman
As the head of a non-profit that places the promotion of liberty at its core, Jennifer A. Grossman is part of the cultural struggle to keep our individual rights.
How is American Freedom Too Sensitive for Public Spaces?
Politicians supporting overly broad “sensitive-place” restrictions, and similar measures, are not making good-faith arguments. Rather, this is the latest ploy being used by gun-controllers in their pursuit of power.
Who Is The American Gun Owner? All Of US!
Many in the mainstream media and in Hollywood have long painted an unfavorable portrait of the American gun owner. Reality, however, paints a far different picture.
Fear and Loathing of Gaston Glock
With the passing of Gaston Glock, it is time to remember that the innovative design of the Glock 17 whipped gun controllers into a frenzy.
The Armed Citizen® February 23, 2024
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
ATF Gloats Over Increased FFL Revocations
Biden has repeatedly used the ATF to go after lawful gun dealers and now, the ATF seems more than happy to publicize that fact.
Biden is Trying to Export His Gun-Control Plans to Your State
Joe Biden is making 2024 all about infringing upon the Second Amendment; as such, he is also seeking to bring his federal gun-control office to the state level.
America Loses Its Oldest Factory—Yeah, a Gun Factory
Gone is America’s oldest factory. Silenced are the machines and gone are the jobs for the men and women in a small town in upstate New York.
From The Editor: The Funny Thing About Range Rules
The NRA rules of gun safety begin with three mantras that provide a foundation for all that follows. These very rules also offer a foundation for much more.
Standing Guard | Farewell And Thank You
The NRA isn’t a building in Washington D.C., or anywhere else. It’s an idea, and an ideal, that transcends who we are as individuals. It’s millions of Americans who believe fighting for freedom is the highest calling.
President’s Column | Anti-Gun Politicians Owe Answers
More and more Americans are thankfully embracing their Second Amendment rights. We must embrace them and work together to demand answers of politicians who seek to strip us of this freedom.