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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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Shooting Straight with Tom King
When their rights are red-taped away, when they are abused, made into victims and treated as if some of their freedoms were the cause of criminal violence, Americans will stand up, fists clenched, and demand respect.
The U.S. Congress is at a Tipping Point
President Biden’s gun-control agenda could not be any clearer. Biden constantly makes sure to repeat the same lies, to share the same historical fictions and to offer up the same proposals he has for decades.
The "Sensitive Places" Civil-Liberties Battle Begins
Even if you don't live in New York, following what is happening in the Empire State is important in the fight for our Second Amendment rights.
Will the FTC Curb Free Speech for Gun Manufacturers?
Not content with their ongoing efforts to trample the Second Amendment-protected liberties of America’s law-abiding gun owners, anti-gun advocates have set their sights on the First Amendment rights of lawful gun manufacturers.
Prominent Anti-Gun Member of Congress Loses Primary Election
A prominent anti-gunner in the House, and a committee chair, will not be returning to Congress next term.
Changes Coming to Firearms Background-Check Process
Given the ATF’s current stance on FFLs, one has to wonder if the paperwork that will be generated by the new reporting requirements might open the nation’s FFLs to even more risk of being shut down for simple, innocuous mistakes.
The Armed Citizen® August 26, 2022
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
This Gun-Control Package Says What?
Gun owners will be paying the price for this "do-something" law for decades to come.
Two Pivot Points from the Bruen Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling will have a lasting effect on our Second Amendment freedoms.
What This U.S. Supreme Court Decision Will Mean for America
The U.S. Supreme Court declared New York’s “good-cause” requirement for the right to bear arms outside the home unconstitutional, but the struggle for freedom is hardly over.
From The Editor: What This Constitutional Ruling Means
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Bruen comes down to this: The rights so clearly stated in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights don’t inexplicably vanish when a citizen leaves their home.
Two Anti-Gun New York Lawmakers Faceoff
In New York, two anti-gun incumbents are now vying for one seat.
Standing Guard | After Historic Supreme Court Win, NRA Members Must Look To Election Day
The Bruen decision shows that when our freedom is under attack, we will fight back and we will win.
President’s Column | Supreme Court Affirms Right To Bear Arms As Congress Tries To Weaken Due Process
We need to focus on better solutions that exist within the framework of freedom.
Gun-Owner Perseverance Pays Off In New York
Sometimes, correcting injustice takes a little longer than it should. After 111 years, this New York law was finally struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The “Sensitive Area” Battle is Officially Scary and Absurd
Some anti-Second Amendment officials in various states and jurisdictions are trying to expand carry bans everywhere they can despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling.
Manufacturer Responds to the “Unprecedented, Unjustified Attack on the Firearms Industry”
As anti-gun politicians become increasingly hostile to a law-abiding industry that exists to support our constitutional rights, one company has decided to issue a strong rebuke to these attacks.
Ex-ATF Agent Cites Excessive “Politicization”
When an ex-ATF agent quits after nearly two decades because of recent politicization, what he has to say is newsworthy.
5 Things You Might Not Know About the Bill to Ban “Assault Weapons”
Here’s a brief look at five things in the ban on so-called "assault weapons" that you might not have been aware were included in the legislation.
Some of the Best (and Worst) Quotes from a House Committee’s Attempt to Go After Gun Manufacturers
While some good things were heard, there was also a lot of bad.