America's 1st Freedom

America’s 1st Freedom is dedicated to preserving our fundamental right to self-defense. With news on anti-gun schemes that affect our gun rights, plus the truth about legislative battles on Capitol Hill and the 50 states.

From the Editor | Of Social Media, Freedom And This Election

The lived experience of America’s over 100 million law-abiding gun owners is completely different from how they are characterized by the mainstream media and the current administration.

Standing Guard | The NRA Is A Steady Voice In The Political Storm

Your NRA is steady in the political storm. The organization steadfastly stands on constitutional ground to defend our individual liberty.

Biden Replaced By Harris And Two More Key Races

The NRA will continue to do everything possible to make sure that Donald Trump returns to the White House and beyond this, we must also retake the Senate and more.

President’s Column | Keeping A Focus On Youth

The youth who embrace the Second Amendment today will be the Second Amendment advocates of tomorrow. It is imperative that we safely and responsibly introduce this crucial freedom to them.

From the Editor | We Get to Tell the Truth Here

To gun-control activists in politics and the media, one professor’s research had to be marginalized, shunned and, if possible, cancelled as it did not conform to their preferred narrative.

Standing Guard | The NRA 2.0

The NRA is back and, with your help, we are moving resolutely forward to defend your liberty.

NRA’s Diagnosis Proves Correct: Biden’s Surgeon General Is An Anti-Gun Hack

The surgeon general’s attempt to incorporate gun control into his public-health portfolio is just the latest attack from this administration on the Second Amendment.

President’s Column | Victories In The States

Just as important as the repeated nationwide victories are the NRA’s many battles won in courtrooms and legislatures across the country.

From the Editor | When the Media Denies Reality

This little scene witnessed in the West Wing showed a deep elitist bias that too much of the mainstream media has for our Second Amendment freedom.

Standing Guard | It Is Time For An NRA Homecoming

This organization is a family and when we get together, we win.

President’s Column | NRA’s Momentous First Amendment Victory

The NRA fought back against government overreach and we won.

SCOTUS Reins In ATF

Perhaps the greatest threat to our right to keep and bear arms at the federal level are regulations created by unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch.

From the Editor | Why I Am Buying A Bigger Flag For Independence Day

On Independence Day, we celebrate our unique and critical freedom. The fireworks, flags and more all bring the Second Amendment to life on the promise of individual liberty.

Standing Guard | The NRA Is Back

The NRA is back. That is the first thing I want to say to you as your association’s new executive vice president and CEO.

President’s Column | The Windshield And The Rearview Mirror

What we have seen in recent years is a coordinated attack on the NRA.

Targeting Firearms Exports

Joe Biden wants your guns. For now, however, a pro-gun House of Representatives stands in the way of the legislation it will take to get them.

From the Editor | This Should Not Have Happened

This story is yet another example of how the actions of criminals are used to justify the disarming of law-abiding citizens.

Air Travel With Firearms

With summer fast approaching, it’s an opportune time to discuss and review various laws and best practices for traveling across the country with your firearms.

Standing Guard | NRA’s Legal Fights

The NRA leads the way in the many fights to defend our constitutional rights. In courtrooms across the country, we repeatedly do battle with those who make no secret of their desires to undo our uniquely American freedoms.

President’s Column | The Ongoing Battles For Freedom

As the nation’s oldest civil-rights organization endures one attack after another from political partisans, we have stood strong against them time after time.

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