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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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A New Sheriff Is In Town
The downfall of so many prominent anti-gun progressives was a long-overdue day of reckoning. The American electorate has made a national course correction.
What’s The Ultimate Home-Defense Gun? The Semi-Automatic Rifle
The semi-automatic rifle can be highly maneuverable while utilizing purpose-built ammunition capable of neutralizing a threat with a lower risk of over-penetration.
What’s The Ultimate Home-Defense Gun? The Shotgun
For those who master the shotgun, bad guys beware!
New Guns from SHOT Show 2025
The 2025 SHOT Show served up its usual cadres of new and refined products.
What’s The Ultimate Home-Defense Gun? The Pistol
Three gun gurus politely, but passionately, disagree on what is the best home-defense gun. This three-part series starts with a case being made for the pistol.
From the Editor | An Administration of Gun Owners
The Trump administration is loaded with actual gun owners, not poseurs. How this might shape policy is an important thing to consider.
Standing Guard | An NRA Renaissance
We can now do a lot to protect and grow our freedom.
Let’s Talk About Polls
When it comes to polling Americans on guns, the results should always be taken cautiously. However, there is still useful information to be gleaned.
President’s Column | United Nations Eyes U.S. Gun Control
Our right to keep and bear arms is always on the minds of international meddlers who want us to conform to their anti-freedom agenda.
The Armed Citizen® January 24, 2025
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms
Tim Walz Endorsed Who?
As Tim Walz prepares to head back into obscurity, perhaps he thinks he can help yank this young man out of it.
Snapshots from SHOT Show
The flood of gun innovations being unveiled this week and the very existence of the SHOT SHOW are statements about the resilience of American freedom.
Welcome Back, President Trump
President Trump returns to the White House today in what can only be described as a victory for freedom.
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Believe Everytown’s State Rankings
Everytown’s annual rankings employ some oddly weight criteria.
The Armed Citizen® January 17, 2025
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms
How the Fight to Arm Pilots Was Won
Captain Phillip Beall, a pilot with a major commercial carrier for decades, was frustrated that a solution he had long advocated for had not been enacted. So, he called the NRA.
Meta Removes “Fact-Checking”
That Meta has chosen to end its association with “fact-checkers” is a win for freedom.
A Freedom Award for George Soros?
It’s likely hard for most American gun owners to understand why President Biden recently bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon George Soros.
The Armed Citizen® January 10, 2025
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms
So Long, Steve Dettelbach
Dettelbach’s resignation is welcome news for those who understand and cherish the Second Amendment-protected right to keep and bear arms.