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With the Trump administration’s law-and-order push showing America’s crime problem is clearly not the fault of lawfully armed citizens, gun-control groups are freaking out.
“Give me liberty, or give me death,” are the immortal words of Patrick Henry spoken on March 23, 1775, to the Second Virginia Convention in Richmond, Va. His impassioned words were a call to arms against British tyranny.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted rehearing en banc in Rhode v. Bonta—a case backed by the National Rifle Association and California Rifle and Pistol Association.
This month marks the 234th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
I dedicate this column to the ongoing monumental change and transformation of the NRA. The NRA has experienced an impressive history of success over the last 154 years.
The U.S. Department of Justice submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court that pointedly argues that, citing the Bruen decision, the “government cannot enact licensing regimes that effectively eliminate the right to public carry.”
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is, according to information obtained by Reuters, creating a Second Amendment office in its Civil Rights Division.
This late in the year, most state legislatures have adjourned, so NRA-ILA is looking at other areas to defend and advance our right to keep and bear arms.
Promises made, promises kept. It’s the phrase President Donald Trump’s White House uses to emphasize this administration’s commitment to delivering on the agenda the American people endorsed at the ballot box.
I did the unthinkable; I asked ChatGPT what advice gun-control groups have for Thanksgiving conversations. “Good question,” complemented ChatGPT.
Robert “Bob” Nosler, the chairman of Nosler, Inc. and a defining force in the world of ammunition and firearms, passed away peacefully on Sept. 2, 2025, at the age of 79.
A woman was home alone with her child near Chicago, Ill., around 10 p.m. on Aug. 16, when she heard someone breaking in.
In North Carolina, the state’s Senate successfully overrode Governor Josh Stein’s (D) veto of “Freedom to Carry NC,” back in July. To become law, the North Carolina House of Representatives needs to do the same.
In a post on X.com, the gun-control group Giffords tells us how much they distrust individual rights.
An Oklahoma a 7-Eleven clerk named Stephanie Dilyard was fired for defending her life with a gun.
The NRA joined the Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association and other groups in filing an amicus brief urging the Second Circuit to hold Vermont’s waiting-period law unconstitutional.
The gun-ban groups and politicians have moved their sights to Sturm, Ruger & Co., a publicly traded firearm manufacturing company.
The Wall Street Journal published two carefully written articles to make people think armed citizens somehow have licenses to murder and that Stand Your Ground laws give them this power over life and death.
When President Donald Trump (R) signed legislation to reopen the federal government, he also approved an NRA-back provision.
In this unintentionally revealing interview, George Packer, a staff writer for The Atlantic, refers to NRA members as “the enemy,” but, as he speaks, he showcases his ignorance.
