Entries by NRA Institute for Legislative Action

VIDEOS: Flames of Hatred — Socialists Who Burn Our American Flag

The fake news media melts down over a flame being held near The New York Times. What have they ever said about these socialists who burn our American flag?  “What is it that everyone thinks is going to happen next? The peaceful transfer of power? Calm elections? We’re destroying ourselves from the inside and apparently […]

VIDEOS: They’re Helping Killers and Terrorists, Not Law-Abiding Citizens Like You.

Ahmed Abu Khatallah They’re giving terrorists like Ahmed Abu Khatallah rights, and not protecting the rights of law-abiding citizens like you.  Miguel Hernandez Have you ever heard of Miguel Hernandez? I doubt it. On July 27, 2014, the registered sex offender violently beat and strangled a 56-year-old-man inside of his home. When the police […]

Anti-gun Propaganda Infiltrates History Channel’s Navy SEAL Drama “Six”

With shows like “Tales of the Gun” and “Mail Call” with R. Lee Ermey, the History Channel has often served as a place where gun owners can enjoy entertainment free from the anti-gun political messaging that pervades much of American media. Unfortunately, a recent episode the channel’s fiction series “Six,” a drama about the lives […]

A Public Health Crisis Driven by Politics

Deeming “gun violence” a “public health crisis” has become commonplace in the efforts to curtail the rights of law-abiding Americans. Comparisons are made to cigarettes and cars, both of which were the focus of public health campaigns. Dr. Daniel Blumenthal wrote in an op-ed that “A public health approach has been used in addressing other causes of […]

Too Young or Too Old… To Own a Gun?

A common theme among anti-gun extremists is what we often refer to as the “Goldilocks” approach to limiting access to firearms by law-abiding citizens.  Rather than admit that the ultimate goal is to disarm all Americans, those opposed to the Second Amendment create fictional arguments about why certain types of firearms, ammunition, or even accessories […]

Don’t Believe What Pollsters Say about the Gun Control Views of NRA Members

By Marion P. Hammer Time and again national pollsters insist on reporting how NRA members and other gun owners feel about gun control.  Don’t believe a word of it. None of these pollsters has access to NRA’s membership list. NRA strictly protects its membership list and doesn’t give it to mainstream media types, pollsters, solicitors or […]

Why We Stand

Dom Raso asks whether we’ve lost our understanding in America that freedom is guaranteed to no one and can be lost in an instant.  Show that YOU STAND with Dom with the Official NRA WE STAND T-Shirt. Get it here. RELATED ARTICLES: On the Fourth of July, Honoring American Exceptionalism and an Exceptional American, Charles […]

Fired FBI Director James Comey Pushes Gun Control, Bashes NRA

Fired FBI Director James Comey’s self-aggrandizement tour continued apace this week. Momentarily turning his attention from attacking President Trump, Comey used the occasion of a trip to the largely-disarmed United Kingdom as an opportunity to advocate for stricter U.S. gun laws and to level barbs at NRA. In an interview with the UK’s iNews published Tuesday, Comey […]

With Kennedy Retirement, Trump Can Secure and Strengthen a Pro-Second Amendment Supreme Court

On Wednesday, Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he is retiring effective July 31. The move signals the end of Kennedy’s 30-year career on the nation’s highest court, which bore witness to its most important decisions concerning the Second Amendment. It also creates the opportunity for President Trump to appoint a replacement […]

Background Checks WERE Done on Applicants for Florida Gun Licences

EDITORS NOTE: On June 8th, 2018 the Tampa Bay Times reported that Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS) — the agency led by Adam Putnam — failed to conduct complete criminal background checks on concealed weapons permit applicants. Agricultural Commissioner Putnam and Congressman Ron DeSantis are running for the Republican nomination for Governor. Both strongly support […]

California Farmer Has Guns Confiscated and Faces Felony Charges After Trying to Register Rifle

California residents attempting to comply with the Golden State’s ever-increasing swamp of firearms laws and regulations should take warning. According to a report out of Bakersfield, a good faith effort to obey the state’s labyrinthine firearm rules will not spare a gun owner in technical violation of the law from the wrath of the California […]