House Passes Veterans’ Gun Rights Bill and VA Accountability Bill
On Wednesday, the House was preparing to vote on a number of bills, including one that would reverse the Obama administration’s previous attacks on the rights of America’s veterans to keep and bear arms. I’m happy to report that the bill passed, along with another bill that seeks greater accountability …
U.S. House Passes NRA-Backed Bill to Protect Second Amendment Rights of America’s Veterans
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1181, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, sponsored by Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate. H.R. 1181 in many respects mirrors a recently enacted resolution to repeal …
Kansas Governor Requests President Trump Pardon These Two People Due To Obama Admin’s Violation Of Second Amendment
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has written a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to pardon two Kansans, whom the Obama administration’s policies abused their rights protected under both the US Constitution’s Second Amendment, as well as the Second Amendment Protection Act of Kansas. The letter was written by Brownback …
Australia’s Gun Confiscation Didn’t Work First Time Around – Now They’re Trying It Again
Despite decades passing since Australia engaged in a massive gun confiscation scheme against its citizens, making them victims against criminals, the country has decided it will engage in amnesty program for people who own guns and offering nothing for them turning in their weapons to police, unlike they did in 1996. …
Decades after Firearm Confiscation, Australia Announces New Amnesty Program
In a tacit admission that criminals and scofflaws have had little trouble circumventing Australia’s National Firearms Agreement (NFA) and the government’s confiscation effort, Australian officials have set a date for another firearms amnesty program. The program is set to begin in July and last for three months. Despite offering no …
257,000 Veterans May Get Their Guns Back Real Soon!
On Thursday, the House of Representatives will consider a bill that will restore the rights of over quarter of our nation’s veterans to keep and bear arms that were illegally infringed upon during the Obama administration. HR 1181, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, will head to the floor of …
Sheriffs Blast Sanctuary Cities & the Corrupt Politicians that Support them
Sanctuary Cities took center stage during the Obama administration when 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was murdered in San Francisco by an illegal alien in 2015. Since then, a number of corrupt politicians, including House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, have come out to support their cities as …
South Carolina Could Be Next Constitutional Carry State!
Last week, a bill in South Carolina passed out of the House Judiciary subcommittee that would ensure that people would indeed have the protections of the government to not be arrested for owning and carrying a weapon without permission from the government, and it has gun grabbing communists in the …
Blindsided
The Social Security Administration, created to administer public retirement benefits, is now poised to deny the Second Amendment-protected rights of tens of thousands of recipients. Editor’s Note: Since this feature appeared in the print version of America’s 1st Freedom magazine, Congress and President Donald Trump rolled back the Obama-era regulation …
How To Stop Rising Violent Crime
Tentative cops and uncertain justice are driving up urban homicide rates. This feature appears in the March ‘17 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. The downward trend in violent crime over the last 25 years has been nothing short of remarkable. …