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ATF Withdraws “Guidance” for Stabilizing Braces
Less than a week after its publishing, the guidance was rescinded.
Biden’s America
To Biden, the land of the free and home of the brave must be repressed with control until it is changed into something else, a place where American citizens are no longer free.
Biden’s America
To Biden, the land of the free and home of the brave must be repressed with control until it is changed into something else, a place where American citizens are no longer free.
Overcoming COVID Obstacles, NRA Holds 149th Annual Meeting Of Members In Tucson
In accordance with the NRA’s bylaws and other legal requirements, the 149th NRA Annual Meeting of Members was held at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, in Tucson, Ariz., on October 24, 2020. Because of COVID-19 restrictions and concerns surrounding large gatherings, the historic Members’ Meeting had been postponed twice, putting NRA in the difficult position of finding a suitable and safe location on short notice.
Financial Discrimination Continues Against the Gun Industry
A recent proposal would work to ensure fair treatment in lending and access to other financial services for American businesses.
NRA Business Alliance Program
The NRA Business Alliance is an affiliate network of businesses that support the NRA.
The Truth About Campus Carry
Why Should Adults on College Campuses Be Left Defenseless?
Jamie Talbert Is NRA Country
One thing that makes the NRA such a strong organization is the millions of individuals—men and women across this great nation—that proudly stand together to support the NRA and our fight for the Second Amendment.
Bloomberg Scores Another Failure In Big Sky Country
Although voters in November’s election had a refreshing break from initiatives to impose new gun-control laws, there was a pro-gun ballot measure this fall in Big Sky Country.
Second Amendment Rests On Georgia Senate Runoffs
I am writing this column with deeply mixed emotions. As we go to press, the mainstream media has called the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. Unless something dramatic develops, by the time you read this, President Trump may have exhausted all avenues available to him to contest the results of an election that even some Biden supporters admit had some very odd irregularities.
Unloading and Dry Practice
Are you a new shooter, perhaps one of the more than 7 million people who bought their first firearm last year? Do you keep defensive firearms in your home, or do you regularly carry a concealed pistol?
Unloading and Dry Practice
Are you a new shooter, perhaps one of the more than 7 million people who bought their first firearm last year? Do you keep defensive firearms in your home, or do you regularly carry a concealed pistol?
So You Want to Gift a Gun
There’s no time like the present to get someone invested in the Second Amendment.
The NRA Has Always Stood For Freedom
If you had lived in the 1870s, you might have considered the NRA to be America’s leading sports organization. If you served in World War II, you might have felt gratitude for the NRA training that helped you return home alive.
The Importance of Justice Amy Coney Barrett
On October 26, 2020, the U.S. Senate confirmed Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, making President Donald J. Trump’s nominee only the fifth woman U.S. Supreme Court justice. What happened during her confirmation hearings?
United We Must Stand
As this was going to print, it looked like Joe Biden would be our next president, with Kamala Harris as his vice president.
Trump Judicial Appointees Lend Extra Weight To Second Amendment Litigation
In the closing months of 2020, Americans were riveted by the dramatic spectacle of national politics, and with good reason. Freedom was on the ballot to a historic degree.
President’s Column | Truth And Lies At The Polls
Election Day 2020 has come and gone, and as I write this one week later, the race for president of the United States of America is not over.
Standing Guard | Freedom Rests On Our Shoulders
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, you and I witnessed something we never thought we’d see in America.
ATF Releases New Guidance for Stabilizing Braces
The proposal is open to public comment until the end of the year.