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.

This Professor is Not Politically Correct

This is a perspective on the Second Amendment worth hearing.

Meet Robin Evans, an NRA-Certified Instructor the Mainstream Media Wouldn’t Know How to Write Off

Robin Evans straightforwardly says her mission is to help women “become their own first responders.”

Video: How Do We Teach More Young Americans About Their Freedom?

Jennifer A. Grossman has spent her career finding ways to teach America’s young adults about their freedom.

Video: NSSF’s Larry Keane Has Something to Say About Joe Biden and the ATF

As more than 50,000 employees of gun-related business gathered in Las Vegas for the SHOT Show, we sat down with Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the NSSF.

Video Interview: This Supreme Court Case Also Matters

In this video interview, Stephen Halbrook goes through what he heard at the hearing and discusses how this case could impact our Second Amendment-protected rights.

This Rabbi Understands the Importance of Self-Defense

More in the Jewish community are embracing their Second Amendment rights. As you’ll see in this important video, Rabbi Yossi Eilfort is at the forefront of this rush to freedom.

This is What Empowering Women Really Looks Like

With gun ownership on the rise throughout the nation, women are one huge demographic that has seen noticeable growth in this area. Such is why one NRA firearms instructor built a self-defense training company that caters exclusively to women.

Montana’s AG Explains Why NRA v. Vullo is a Critical Supreme Court Case

“Government should not be able to come in and act like the mafia,” says Montana Attorney General Knudsen.

Meet an Elementary School Teacher Who Uses Guns to Help Kids

John Annoni has used the law-abiding gun culture that so many of us know and enjoy to help inner-city youth for decades.

California Armed Citizen Has His Concealed-Carry Permit Taken Away After He Protected His Family

After a California man protected his family, he has been disarmed and left vulnerable.

This First Amendment Attack is Designed to Reduce Gun Ownership

Rob Wilson’s struggle to retain his American freedom is regional, but it says a lot about what is happening now in many areas of this nation.

Johnny Joey Jones Talks to Us From His Gun Room

Johnny Joey Jones brings a unique viewpoint to the discourse surrounding our civil rights. His outlook was earned in experience and he offers a positive, penetrating perspective on our struggle to keep and win back our freedom.

A Firsthand Account of How Freedom Can Be Taken Away

Gabby Franco tells the story about why, after representing her native country as a shooting competitor for Venezuela in the 2000 Olympics, she fled Venezuela for the United States in order to keep her freedom.

What the Naysayers Simply Won’t Admit About Constitutional Carry

It has now been 20 years since American states began to abolish their permitting systems, and there has never been a persuasive argument as to how that development could possibly make us less safe.

The Truth About Crime Rates From 18-20 Year Olds

John Lott takes on a “fact” now being used by gun-control groups, and all the media members who repeat their “facts” without challenging them, that 18-20 year olds are particularly dangerous.

John Lott Said What?

When John Lott was called to be an expert witness—as he has been many times before—he was happy to oblige. What happened next was a shocking act of political maneuvering to suppress an expert witness.

A Year After Bruen, and this is Happening?

With Bruen decided, litigation sprung up throughout the country. What will all of this mean for the future of our freedom?

This Needed to Be Said

Now and then in congressional hearings, something so honest and off-script happens that we should stop and pay attention.

Why the Gun-Control Crowd Loathes John Lott

Gun-control groups find the research from John Lott so inconvenient to their ambitions that they’ve spent years doing all they can to disparage, delegitimize and cancel him.

Georgia Has a Few Things to Say

Bert Brantley is deputy chief of staff for Gov. Brian Kemp and had insightful comments about how Kemp's office is responding to financial attacks on gun makers, how Georgia has fared since it passed constitutional carry and much more.

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