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Standing Guard | A Sanctuary For Sanity
You and I are now living through an unprecedented era in our nation’s history. Violent crime is soaring nationwide, and it’s no coincidence that it’s happening at a time when major political leaders and far-left interest groups are intent on making America less safe and less free.
Small Contributions Add Up To Big Victories for Freedom
These days—at least most of the time—$5 won’t buy you much. Maybe a pound of ground beef. Or a gallon of milk. Or 10 rounds of 9 mm.
President’s Column | The Road Less Traveled
Who would have believed a year and a half ago what our lives would be like today? Not me! But the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks by governmental entities and officials, and personal and family illnesses have not stopped the NRA.
Crime Data Getting Murkier
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is set to revamp the crime data it gathers for its reporting system.
Women Make up Nearly Half of New Gun Owners
More women than ever are embracing the Second Amendment.
More than 3 Million New Gun Owners in 2021
The Second Amendment continues to find its was into new hands in 2021.
New Gun Owners Turn To NRA For Training & Education
With the increase in violent crime nationwide over the past year and a half, and threats to defund and/or abolish law enforcement, more and more Americans are taking the steps to become first-time gun owners.
Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit 2021
The Second Amendment is for everybody, but not everyone has the same physical ability to access the shooting sports. Enter adaptive shooting, a wide variety of programs designed to make shooting more accessible.
September 11th: Freedom Isn’t Free
We take pause on this solemn day to remember many we’ve lost.
Proof That Inner-City Residents Also Want and Need Their Freedom
Last month, a thousand women from the Detroit metro area filed through local gun ranges to receive a free hands-on shooting lesson.
Update From The Courts
NRA Files Brief in Potential Landmark Supreme Court Case
The ATF Won’t Be Run By Chipman
“The White House will withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,” CNN is reporting.
Right-to-Carry: Three-And-A-Half Decades, and Still Going Strong
It’s sometimes hard for me to believe that it wasn’t until the late 1980s that the right to self-defense for law-abiding Americans truly began to be recognized in the modern era, and lawfully exercised, outside the confines of the home.
Simple Home-Defense Solutions
Starting from the outside in, let’s look at some ideas you might use to develop a layered defense.
Biden’s Crass Political Calculations
These five facts prove President Joe Biden doesn’t care about the victims of violent criminals.
Hollywood Gun Machine
An inside peek into how the film industry is affected by American gun culture.
FN 509
A relatively new Austrian upstart seems to be taking all the glory lately, but when it comes to self-loading pistols, FN has been at it the longest, starting with the Browning-design Model 1899.
12.4 Million Guns Sold and Counting
September was yet another impressive month for firearms sales in what is a seemingly unstoppable trend.
Creed Fisher Is NRA Country
After listening to Creed Fisher's music, you might think Creed was born with a guitar in his hand.
Gun-Control’s Hollywood Connections
Everytown’s anti-gun Hollywood agenda has been a bust, but the gun-control group remains intent on pushing propaganda through the entertainment industry.