America's 1st Freedom

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The Armed Citizen® January 21, 2026

Around 7 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2025, near Los Angeles, a 79-year-old Vietnam War veteran heard his duplex tenant screaming. He found a naked 30-year-old man had forced his way into the woman’s home.

The Armed Citizen® December 16, 2025

Just south of Yellowstone National Park on Oct. 18, 2025, a hunter was hiking through thick timber early one morning when suddenly a male grizzly bear charged at him.

The Armed Citizen® November 18, 2025

A woman was home alone with her child near Chicago, Ill., around 10 p.m. on Aug. 16, when she heard someone breaking in.

The Armed Citizen® October 31, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® October 17, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® October 11, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® October 3, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® August 29, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® August 22, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® August 15, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® August 8, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® August 1, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® July 18, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® July 11, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® July 3, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

The Armed Citizen® June 27, 2025

True stories of the right to keep and bear arms

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