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Crime is a complicated topic, but there is an extremely simple rule that must be observed before one can begin to fight it effectively: One must genuinely wish to deal with the problem. Without such an elementary ambition, no amount of legislation, activity, taxpayer money or speechmaking will make the slightest bit of difference.
The gun-control group Everytown inadvertently admitted that lawfully armed citizens stop a lot of crimes in America.
In their manifestos, many mass murderers have explicitly said they looked for targets that had disarmed victims in them. Nevertheless, mainstream-media outlets often leave this fact out.
Department of Justice (DOJ) official Harmeet Dhillon announced that the DOJ Civil Rights Division "will be protecting and advancing our citizens’ right to bear arms as part of our civil-rights work.”
When fighting for your constitutional rights, it can be tough to know when—if ever—to sit back for a moment and favorably review the scene.
Hawaii’s legislative response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision has created a concealed-carry permitting system that is, by design, practically impossible for a law-abiding citizen to navigate without committing a felony.
In an Oval Office ceremony, President Donald Trump signed the Medal of Honor Act into law. This legislation increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients.
Crime is a major problem in the United States, 66% of Americans believe, with 81% saying it is a major problem in large cities, according to an August 2025 poll by the Associated Press/NORC [previously the National Opinion Research Center].
On July 4, 2025, Americans celebrated not only our nation’s independence, but also the restoration of our constitutional Second Amendment rights becoming unconstrained by burdensome and arbitrary fees.
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.
John Rich's latest song is "The Righteous Hunter." It is a moving tune about standing up to stop those with evil intentions. It is a song for lawfully armed citizens.
The University of Wyoming’s Firearms Research Center has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to develop a nationwide program on the origins, meaning and implications of the Second Amendment.
“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.
