A New Era for Gun Owners: NAGR and Right To Bear Unite
The National Association of Gun Rights (NAGR) has entered into a strategic partnership with Right To Bear Association (RTB) to offer a new, comprehensive 2A network for Americans, combining NAGR’s Second Amendment advocacy with RTB’s legal protection.
Since the first American placed his hand around a musket to go to war for what be believed in, there has not been a better partnership of two equally minded constitutional defenders.
Dudley Brown, President of NAGR, said the partnership will be a revolution for their mission of standing with gun owners.
“Defending the Second Amendment is not only about passing bills, killing bad legislation, or winning lawsuits,” Brown said. “It is also about making sure gun owners have meaningful support when they exercise their rights.”
The Right hand of the Second Amendment has now enjoined with the Left; 2A advocacy and legal protection, together at last for the benefit of every single law abiding gun owner.
Shared Foundations
RTB began much in the same way NAGR did, with several like minded people coming together and recognizing a need within the gun rights community.
Frank Cannon, President and Co-Founder of RTB, met with his partner and co-founder, Perry Orth, who serves as Vice President, over the course of six months to determine what exactly Right To Bear would be. At the end of those six months the answer to what they needed to do became clear, create a culture welcoming of all gun owners while providing best-in-class legal protection value through the lens of their shared faith.
“We have a purpose-driven mission that goes beyond profit and anchors every decision,” Cannon said. “The core principles of Faith, Service and integrity drive us daily. We are truly committed to a service above self mindset where our support during critical moments creates lasting trust and reliability.”
Orth said this mutual foundation and audience was critical for establishing the framework of this partnership. “Both organizations serve the same core audience and are aligned on mission. NAGR’s reach and advocacy complement what we’re already doing, and there’s a natural synergy in combining legal preparedness with legislative action. NAGR focuses on policy and legislation, while RTB protects and reviews legal defense and readiness. Together, it’s a more comprehensive package for members and the 2A community.”
Impact on the Broader Conversation
This partnership not only represents an incredible value for gun owners in the now, but an opportunity to create something new for the betterment of citizens in the future. The fight is still on for standing up for our Second Amendment rights, and this coming together of like minded organizations will push that objective further than it has ever been.
“Our partnership has the potential to significantly shape the broader conversation around gun rights by amplifying coordination, messaging and grassroots engagement,” Cannon said. “Our collaboration will further polarize debate and push gun rights issues more prominently into the national and state level discussions. Additionally, it could energize respective supporter bases, creating a more mobilized and responsive network.”
Taylor Rhodes, Director of Communications with NAGR, knows how important this partnership will be for the broader gun rights movement and how real American values are communicated across the country.
“[This partnership] strengthens the full picture of what it means to defend gun owners,” he said. “NAGR is in the fight to defend and expand the right itself through politics, lobbying, public pressure, and litigation. Right To Bear helps defend the individual gun owner in the aftermath of the moment none of us ever hope comes. From my standpoint, that matters because it makes clear that this movement is not just about theory. It is about protecting real people before, during, and after one of the hardest moments of their lives.”
A Member’s Perspective
Rhodes has actually been a long-time member of RTB before any talks about a potential partnership were even started. While there are other memberships offering some form of protection— and he did his research beforehand— none came close to offering what he needed like RTB.
“What stood out to me was that Right To Bear felt like a real solution, not just a flashy marketing pitch. The coverage made sense to me. The structure made sense to me. It gave me confidence that if I ever had to defend myself or my family, I would not be left trying to navigate the legal and financial aftermath alone while the entire system came crashing down on me.”
Member Benefits
An RTB membership comes with a number of benefits for a gun owner, but one of the most compelling is comprehensive civil and legal defense protection. At any time, a number of attorneys who work with the organization can be called upon to defend one of their members after a self-defense incident and their fees are 100% covered. If one of their members already has an attorney in mind, their membership will still cover their fees. Those same partner attorneys are also standing by to answer a 24/7/365 Emergency Hotline in case a member is in a situation and they need immediate legal advice. Along with this protection, members get other helpful benefits like firearm seizure protection which replaces any firearms seized by law enforcement. If the defendant and RTB member is forced to attend to legal obligations during the work week, their membership covers lost wages up to $2,500 for each legal incident.
There are just a few of the benefits members like Rhodes get through their RTB membership. Beyond the benefits on paper, members also get an organization that, like NAGR, truly believes in the mission of empowering gun owners.
Brown joined NAGR because he was growing tired of watching weak-willed politicians and sub-par, lazy gun rights organizations continually fail in their mission to protect the constitution. Any gun rights enthusiast worth their gunpowder knows that the Second Amendment isn’t really about the guns themselves; it’s about the guarantee that right secures for Americans. With an armed and active gun owning base, citizens of this country will always be free. There is no better friend in a time of national need than raw firepower.
“The right to keep and bear arms is the ultimate check on government power, and every attack on that right is really an attack on the idea that the citizen is supposed to be sovereign, not the state,” Brown said. “So yes, the policy fights matter. The legislation matters. The court battles matter. But underneath it all is a much bigger question: liberty, power, and whether Americans will govern themselves or be governed by an arrogant ruling class.”
Why This Partnership Matters Now
It is this arrogant ruling class, detached from reality, that makes this partnership so important. The further away from sanity that legislation is allowed to drift, the harder and more expensive it becomes to give citizens the legal protection they deserve. This symbiosis of NAGR and RTB is about leaning on each other for strength in the areas where they cannot directly support their members.
“It’s critical for service organizations [like RTB] to engage in the broader movement,” Orth said. “Advocacy shapes the environment we operate in— if we don’t participate in the fight for legislation, the legal side becomes much harder. Partnerships like this help amplify our collective voice.”
This attitude that RTB can not, and should not, operate without engaging in the broader movement is also a key component of the attitude surrounding this industry shaking partnership with NAGR.
As Rhodes sees it, taking this stance is important for anyone who has decided to join the national community of responsible gun ownership.
“At some point, gun owners have to understand that marksmanship is not activism. Being proficient with a firearm is important. Being passionate about guns is important. But none of that substitutes for political action,” he said. “Politics is not a lone wolf game. It takes large numbers of committed people working together over time. That is exactly why it is so important to be part of a real gun rights organization like [NAGR]. If you try to do it all on your own, you are going to get steamrolled by well-funded activists, hostile politicians, and a system designed to ignore isolated individuals.”
A New Era for the 2A Community
Just as our country was founded by motivated individuals coming together to support something bigger than themselves, so too will that be how it persists. Legislation changes, as do legislators, but the prevailing nature of community can overcome any challenge to the rights that were left to us by those who risked everything to create and preserve our United States.
With the launch of this partnership, a new era dawns for gun owners. As both NAGR and RTB push forward for a stronger 2A community, they invite everyone to become a part of the only network of organizations in the country you can join that both directly supports 2A legislative efforts and provides a membership devoted to protecting your rights after the legal use of your firearm to defend yourself.
Join the Network
Become a RTB member today using promo code NAGR and get 15% off a recurring membership. In keeping with the ideal of mutual aid, a portion of your membership fees will go towards supporting NAGR’s national effort to defend our Second Amendment rights.
“Good people should not be left hanging after doing what was necessary to protect themselves or their family,” Brown said. “Right to Bear gets that, and when you combine that kind of mission with people of real integrity, that is the kind of partnership worth building.”