Roozbeh Farahanipour, an NRA member since 2005, led the 1999 Iranian student protests for freedom of speech. He was jailed and tortured for 36 days.

Roozbeh Farahanipour, an NRA member since 2005, led the 1999 Iranian student protests for freedom of speech. He was jailed and tortured for 36 days. Fearing for his life, Roozbeh fled to the United States. #2A #NRA #DefendtheSecond pic.twitter.com/yANMSIIVKf

— NRA (@NRA) June 6, 2018

NRA Annual Meeting Broke Attendance Records & They Have A New President

Thank You, Anti-Gun Liberals: NRA Annual Meeting Broke Attendance Records & They Have A New President https://t.co/ds07zXtTUH

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 8, 2018

"We demand the freedom to defend our families. And we challenge the media to tell the Truth about our rights."

"I'm a mom. And just like millions of other women, that's why I own guns...It's time for moms like me to speak out. We are the majority. We demand the freedom to defend our families. And we challenge the media to tell the Truth about our rights." @DLoesch #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/rzufsfYbOR

— NRATV (@NRATV) March 8, 2018

Top NRA official: Trump told me he doesn’t want gun control

I had a great meeting tonight with @realDonaldTrump & @VP. We all want safe schools, mental health reform and to keep guns away from dangerous people. POTUS & VPOTUS support the Second Amendment, support strong due process and don’t want gun control. #NRA #MAGA

— Chris Cox (@ChrisCoxNRA) March 2, 2018

Top NRA official: Trump told me he doesn’t want gun control https://t.co/POfXosFh7b pic.twitter.com/uma715bbSD

— The Hill (@thehill) March 2, 2018

Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018

Trump, Pence 'don't want gun control,' NRA's chief lobbyist says after meeting https://t.co/yruwWYTpuv (via @gregg_re)

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 2, 2018

When you hear people say that the @NRA "has too much power" what they're actually saying is that The People have too much power.
Why? Because the NRA would have no power, were it not for their millions of members. Citizens of this country who cherish their God-given rights.

— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) March 2, 2018

Unhappy New Year for California Gun Owners

NRA-ILA | Unhappy New Year for California Gun Owners https://t.co/y7e6JU5lps pic.twitter.com/qHPTmHTUw3

— 2AmendRightorg (@2AmendRightorg) January 6, 2018

While most of America was busy preparing to celebrate the New Year, gun owners in California were scrambling to lawfully purchase ammunition while they still could. Beginning January 1, all ammunition sales were required go through a California licensed dealer or licensed ammunition vendor.

This new requirement is one of two new ammunition laws that were passed by the California legislature or adopted by California voters in 2016. The law that took effect on January 1 will generally prohibit gun owners from bringing ammunition into the Golden State or from purchasing their ammunition online.

California adopted these new laws in spite of significant evidence that they would only burden law-abiding gun owners and do nothing to promote public safety. Most notably, the reporting of ammunition sales has already been tried -- and failed -- at the federal level....

#California the NRA is currently preparing a lawsuit to challenge the ammunition restrictions to compliment the already pending challenges against the “gunmagedon” package of gun control bills. #2A https://t.co/5MsgSdGpfP

— NRA (@NRA) January 4, 2018

Trump to NRA: 8-Year-Assault on Second Amendment Over..

VIDEO... https://t.co/IIclGrhJ3U

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 28, 2017

WATCH: President Trump Speaks to the National Rifle Convention https://t.co/9yWn5AKdK5

— IJR (@TheIJR) April 28, 2017

Pres Trump takes the stage at @NRA convention with its leaders Chris Cox and Wayne LaPierre. pic.twitter.com/fkoBarMXSq

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 28, 2017

Trump to NRA: 8-Year-Assault on Second Amendment Over... https://t.co/ftTjNxEQW4

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 29, 2017

Ted Cruz, who flew aboard Air Force One with Trump, will speak at
NRA in Atlanta, too. https://t.co/WDaevwAa8c

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 28, 2017

16-year-old competitive shooter @cheyenneshoots is in Atlanta at #NRAWLF17! Thanks for joining us, Cheyenne. #NRAAM2017 pic.twitter.com/wBB7o2UW0b

— NRA Women (@nrawomen) April 28, 2017

WATCH New NRA Ad: The only way we save our country & our freedom is to fight the left's violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth.

The only way we save our country & our freedom is to fight the left's violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth. via @DLoesch #NRA pic.twitter.com/n7IByT7tqO

— NRATV (@NRATV) April 13, 2017

Dr. David Raney of @Hillsdale college says @nytimes approach to #2A is a “mixture of ignorance & willful deception.” #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/PF3jAdXpaI

— NRATV (@NRATV) April 11, 2017

Dana Loesch Holds Nothing Back in Her Response to The NYTimes https://t.co/dYFp47mM8S pic.twitter.com/SGR35Veml3

— Bearing Arms (@BearingArmsCom) April 11, 2017

The California Department of Justice has officially submitted regulations for the newly classified “Bullet Button Assault Weapons” to the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) for final publication in the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The problem? The regulations were submitted as “File and Print” only, meaning DOJ is claiming that the regulations are expressly exempted from public comment.

#California: Pre-Litigation Demand Letter sent to DOJ opposing “Bullet Button Assault Weapon” Regs. https://t.co/WkesVHinlc @NRAILA #2A #NRA pic.twitter.com/abdljresCs

— Support NRA-ILA (@SupportNRAILA) January 10, 2017

...Contrary to the limits of the OAL exemption contained in the statute itself, the regulations submitted by DOJ to OAL go far beyond what is necessary for the registration process. The regulations actually read like a wish list from the gun ban lobby that DOJ is attempting to shoehorn into the limited exception to the regulatory adoption process actually contained in the law. Included in the regulations DOJ submitted are over 40 new definitions, excessive personal information requirements for registering a firearm, requirements that individuals provide information on where they acquired their firearms, requirements that individuals provide DOJ with photos of their firearms, requirements for serializing firearms built from 80% receivers, expansion of the “assault weapon” definition to bullet-button equipped shotguns, and restrictions on removing the “bullet-button” once the firearm is registered as an “assault weapon.”

In response, today NRA and CRPA’s legal team submitted a joint-letter to DOJ demanding that DOJ withdraw their regulations as a violation of the authority granted under the law. NRA and CRPA’s legal team also submitted a joint-letter to OAL requesting OAL to reject and not officially publish DOJ’s regulations. In the event that DOJ does not adhere to this demand letter, a lawsuit will be promptly filed....

Obama Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients

Grandma Got Run Over by Obama: #SSA Finalizes New Gun Prohibition Rule https://t.co/7PfTAT6Jde @NRAILA @NRA #Obama #SSAGunGrab #2A #NRA pic.twitter.com/q9pR2yb9CQ

— Support NRA-ILA (@SupportNRAILA) December 24, 2016

The SSA, for the first time in its history, will be coopted into the federal government’s gun control apparatus, effectively requiring Social Security applicants to weigh their need for benefits against their fundamental rights when applying for assistance based on mental health problems

Barack Obama’s political party and the presidential candidate he personally endorsed and campaigned for suffered perhaps the most dramatic rebuke in the history of American politics with the election of Donald J. Trump. Far from being humbled or chastened, however, Obama is spending the waning days of his presidency releasing duly convicted felons from prison, making low-level appointments, and pushing pet policy projects, all to do something, anything, to leave his stamp after a lackluster tenure.

The Social Security rule is the final version of a proposal that we reported on earlier this year. Public outcry against the proposed rule was fierce, and the comment period drew over 91,000 responses, the vast majority of them opposing the plan.

The NRA itself submitted detailed comments, taking the proposed rule to task for its many legal problems, its lack of empirical support, and the way it would politicize the SSA’s functions and stigmatize its beneficiaries.

The SSA, however, essentially ignored the NRA’s comments and the tens of thousands of others pointing out problems with the plan and issued a final rule that in most key respects tracks the original proposal....

Obama Admin Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients https://t.co/olAy44IyMA #trending pic.twitter.com/q9jqBvU38k

— PJ Media (@PJMedia_com) December 28, 2016

The #NRA is doing PLENTY in #California:

The #NRA is doing PLENTY in #California: https://t.co/y6eX0TWHnJ #2A #goodread

— NRA (@NRA) December 8, 2016

New GOP group in Congress prepares 'pro-gun agenda' https://t.co/Rs2pMvXyTt pic.twitter.com/EgOmC4At28

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 9, 2016

Anti-gun politicians like @GavinNewsom have no clue, apparently, that CCW permit holders are among the most law-abiding people in the U.S. https://t.co/Uvqp8rBjGb

— NRA (@NRA) December 9, 2016

Did you know that American women are the fastest-growing group of gun owners? Women aren't just going with a trend, they're proving to be an important and vital part of the shooting community.

Women and Firearms https://t.co/IKU118iaVt #2A via @NRA pic.twitter.com/abxAXYoARs

— AiM Shooting (@aimshooting) July 25, 2016

As a civil rights organization, the NRA opposes the "No Fly, No Buy" proposals because they violate not only our Second Amendment rights, but our Fifth Amendment rights as well. An attack on one right is an attack on them all.

Why ACLU and NRA take same side of 'no fly' gun debate https://t.co/rXJMXNNDbd #2A

— NRA (@NRA) June 24, 2016

#Fact: "No Fly, No Buy" may sound like a rational talking point, but it rejects core American values https://t.co/R54LlIflUY #2A

— NRA (@NRA) June 23, 2016

Air Marshals in 2006: Innocent people are being put on government watch lists; "That could have serious impact" https://t.co/iJtrt1wVnt

— NRA (@NRA) June 23, 2016

Key words: "They. Did. Nothing. Wrong." https://t.co/sTnPEv7NW1 #2A pic.twitter.com/aIaFhp5JOf

— NRA (@NRA) June 23, 2016

It's YUGE! NRA Endorses Donald Trump for President

.@realDonaldTrump's speech at #NRAAM ends with standing ovation from the crowd. pic.twitter.com/mxI7ZacK0k

— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) May 20, 2016

Chris Cox announces endorsement of @realDonaldTrump for #POTUS. #2A will be protected! #NRAAM #Trump2016 #TrumpTrain pic.twitter.com/KL2WzHylIJ

— Dan Scavino Jr. (@DanScavino) May 20, 2016

The #NRA is proud to endorse @realDonaldTrump #NRAAM pic.twitter.com/7pm5vZ4OT0

— NRA (@NRA) May 20, 2016

#NRA officially endorsing Trump today. @StephenMoore to @trish_regan: To borrow a phrase from Trump, it’s HUGE!https://t.co/sZsi9dymHE

— Trish Regan Intel (@TrishIntel) May 20, 2016

.@KarlRove: @NRA is a big endorsement for @realDonaldTrump -OTR #greta @FoxNews

— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) May 20, 2016

Obama Misleads, Cites Bogus Data at CNN “Town Hall”

Here are the facts. Obama Misleads, Cites Bogus Data at CNN “Town Hall” - https://t.co/vTBf0G3iCl @nraila #gunsense #IAmTheNRA

— Steve Easterling (@grim_prime) January 9, 2016

During the president's town hall the other night, President Obama repeatedly mischaracterized the concerns many Americans have pertaining to their gun rights and cited faulty information to further his arguments.

@FoxNews @NRA 100 millions gun owners, but Obama blames the NRA for gun violence with it's 5 million members... Obama lies and misleads

— Barry Gurney (@writeinussenate) January 8, 2016

Do criminals in #Chicago get their guns on the internet or at gun shows? Nope. https://t.co/R51B3i7VG9 #2A #GunsinAmerica

— NRA (@NRA) January 8, 2016

If the goal is to save lives, then prosecute criminals, Mr. President! #2A #GunsinAmerica

— NRA (@NRA) January 8, 2016

NRA slams CNN 'Circus'.

NRA slams CNN 'Circus'... https://t.co/8GYkEh8lCu

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) January 8, 2016

'AMERICAN SNIPER' Widow: Gun control won't make us safer... https://t.co/vhFBFds7uc

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) January 7, 2016

Gallup: NRA nears record approval rating at 58%

Gallup: NRA nears record approval rating at 58% https://t.co/Qa1d88pUwc pic.twitter.com/3iRfElpSzv

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 24, 2015

First Woman in 54 Years to Appear on Guns & Ammo Magazine Cover

First Woman in 54 Years to Appear on Guns & Ammo Magazine Cover http://t.co/nX2Ljk0CuV #pjnet #tcot #ccot #nra #2a pic.twitter.com/Ju8KAppGnM

— Robert McClary (@kc8ysl) April 29, 2015

"So Mr. President, if condemning that puts us on a high horse, I suggest we saddle up."

◼ RUBIO CALLS ON CHRISTIANS TO ‘SADDLE-UP’ YOUR ‘HIGH HORSE’ - Pam Key/Breitbart

“Let me be clear with you about something, when we talk about radial Islam, we are talking about an ideology that millions of peace loving Muslims join us in condemning,” he continued. “We are talking about an ideology that prompts children to be buried alive and women to be enslaved and young girls to be ritually abused and innocent people to be executed at their desks for having the audacity to express the human right of free speech.”

“And so, Mr. President, if condemning that puts us on a high horse, I suggest we saddle up,” he added.

. @marcorubio: 'Saddle up' to fight radical Islam http://t.co/xv8Ay8oiFd

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 11, 2015

#NRAAM

Live coverage of the sold-out NRA-ILA Leadership Forum is starting NOW – tune in to http://t.co/cLLTMQkFJA to watch.

— NRA Women (@NRAWomen) April 10, 2015

Excited to be in Nashville today for @NRA's Annual Meeting. Looking forward to speaking at 1:20 CT. #2a #NRAAM

— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) April 10, 2015

Watch -- @GovernorPerry Gives Electrifying Speech to NRA (12-minutes) #tcot #NRA #GOP #Texas #guns https://t.co/cjst0Y53uR

— Jamie Johnson (@JamieJohnsonUSA) April 11, 2015

A standing ovation as @GovernorPerry finishes his speech at the ILA Leadership Forum #NRAAM pic.twitter.com/nnOZ2rLxD0

— NRA (@NRA) April 10, 2015

It was great to speak to the @NRA today. #NRAAM http://t.co/Rat18aXbhJ pic.twitter.com/vrnO5SeVkv

— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) April 10, 2015

Got to chat backstage with this great American Lt. Col Ollie North before my appearance at NRA ILA speech. pic.twitter.com/dGSYY29gE5

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) April 10, 2015

.@ScottWalker: "I'm proud to stand up for law abiding citizens and your right to carry firearms."

— NRA (@NRA) April 10, 2015

A great video message from @SenJoniErnst at the ILA Leadership Forum! #NRAAM pic.twitter.com/RNXSlDdjQz

— NRA (@NRA) April 10, 2015

This is a time for getting back to free market principles & constitutional liberties that made America the greatest nation on earth #NRAAM

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 10, 2015

A simple message... #ComeAndTakeIt! Stand with us at http://t.co/PVsiCtsMqj #NRAAM pic.twitter.com/Al6qZYDSAS

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 11, 2015

.@NRA #NRAAM Thanks for having me today. You guys were great. I hope to see you all again soon! - SKW pic.twitter.com/18q8VI1ciz

— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) April 10, 2015

. Hillary measures success by how many depend on the #BigGov. Not @ScottWalker, he's realistic. #NRA #NRAAM #TCOT pic.twitter.com/uWGG1kqVBC

— Less Gov. More Fun. (@LessGovMoreFun) April 11, 2015

#NRAAM: It was great to interview @realDonaldTrump, and wow, he draws a huge crowd - #NRA #NRAAM2015 @AnnualMeetings pic.twitter.com/S6rsdAPJxf

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) April 10, 2015

Rubio cozies up to NRA crowd, but his record on guns is hit-and-miss http://t.co/eOPOpG5nBx

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 11, 2015

#NRAAM: Just did an amazingly powerful interview with @Montel_Williams about #FreeAmirNow - Help him help #FreeAmir pic.twitter.com/wCYDfQUcnl

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) April 10, 2015

.@HenryRifles honors America's veterans, LEO, and 1st Responders at the 2015 #NRAAM Foundation Banquet! pic.twitter.com/Ehz9trOyXX

— NRA (@NRA) April 10, 2015

Don’t miss a minute of #NRAAM speeches & interviews – tune in to http://t.co/vVqKUGxcHD Fri-Sun for live coverage! pic.twitter.com/JHC9pjy1xM

— NRA News (@nranews) April 7, 2015

He's ONE Guy With Millions, We're MILLIONS With Our $25 Bucks

◼ And God-Given Rights. - NRA