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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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Americans Still Buying Firearms at Impressive Rates
Recent data makes it clear that firearms sales show no signs of abating.
Someone Please Hand This American History Lesson to President Biden
President Biden is wrong yet again in his misguided gun-control efforts.
San Jose Chooses to Punish the Law-Abiding for the Actions of Criminals
The city of Silicon Valley makes exercising the Second Amendment even more onerous.
On the Fourth, Ask, “What is Freedom?”
As a life member of the NRA, I put freedom first. Why? As it is for all of us, the answer is both simple and complex.
Why Are Drivers Given More Freedom Than Gun Owners?
Gun-control advocates often argue that guns should be regulated like cars. Let's take a look at what that would mean.
Florida Gov. Signs Church Carry into Law
Floridians can now lawfully carry at all religious establishments.
Republican Senators Sign Letter Demanding ATF Withdraw Pistol Brace Ban
Dozens of Senate Republicans signed a letter demanding Attorney General Garland change his course.
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Constitutional Carry
Gov. John Bel Edwards struck down Louisiana’s constitutional carry bill late last week.
On the Fourth and Freedom’s Tool
It is always worth stopping on the Fourth of July to behold what we have been given. Freedom.
Ray Stevens Is NRA Country
NRA Country is always excited to introduce our members to new country artists, but we also have a great appreciation and the utmost respect for classic country.
San Jose Gun-Control Plans Spell Trouble for Gun Owners
It used to be popular to say, “So goes California, so goes the nation.” These gun-control proposals out of San Jose, Calif., are examples of why people no longer use that saying.
Biden’s Nose Just Keeps Growing
Faced with polls showing that support for stricter gun control is lower than it has been in years and a Congress that has, thus far, rejected the more radical among his ideas, President Biden has decided to fall back on lies.
Biden Blames Gun Owners and Stores for a Crime Wave
The president used his most-recent speech to make no bones about his intentions.
David Chipman Advances Out of Committee on Split Vote
Biden’s nominee to lead the ATF will be voted on by the full Senate.
Whittington Center Announces New Dates For Founder’s/Donor Appreciation Weekend
Due to the rescheduling of the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits, now taking place September 3-5 in Houston, Texas, the Whittington Center has moved its Founder’s/Donor Appreciation Weekend to September 16-19, 2021.
2021 NRA National Championships
Since its inception 150 years ago, the National Rifle Association has supported and organized competitions in pursuit of its goal to increase marksmanship skills.
States Keep Advancing The Second Amendment
NRA-ILA has been working tirelessly to get pro-Second Amendment legislation introduced and passed throughout the country.
America’s Most Politically Incorrect Scholarship Contest
In this strange situation we find ourselves in as a nation today, a scholarship contest for high school seniors in three states might just be the most politically incorrect—and refreshingly patriotic—activity we’ve come across in a long while.
So Much for Moderation: Biden’s Gun Grab Is Officially Underway
Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2021. Seventy-seven days later, on April 7, he announced a series of executive actions that would criminalize formerly lawful behavior and invest a rank gun-control advocate with the power to target gun owners as criminals.
The Father’s Day Gift the Left Doesn’t Want You to Buy
Imagine the social-media ire if you posted a picture of a brand new gun you received or gave for Father’s Day.