On December 4, 2013, during an interview with NRA News, Porter claimed, "People are not interested in this government going into their records. That's why we are so concerned about everything they are doing to register people in firearms. Even when you go to register for Medicare or under these new programs they ask intrusive questions about—that they have no business asking, they invade your privacy, and they also are asking questions about whether or not you have firearms in homes." In fact, no such question about gun ownership is included in the Medicare enrollment application.

During an interview on NRA News on May 16, 2013, Porter suggested Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter held sweeping anti-gun views, stating, “You look at the so-called discussion that you’re having now, it’s the same discussion we were having in 1968, when that Congress and that President wanted to disarm the American citizenry. It’s the same arguments demonizing gun owners, demonizing law-abiding citizens who are going to work every day, paying their taxes, following the law and they’re still the ones where they’re concentrating their regulation on instead of dealing with the problems the criminal presents. President Nixon tried to take guns, President Carter [tried], so this conversation is certainly not new." Porter was making reference to the 1968 Gun Control Act, which established categories of prohibited firearms purchasers (i.e., convicted felons, substance abusers, those under active restraining orders, etc.), which the NRA supported. Neither Presidents Nixon nor Carter pursued any major gun violence prevention initiatives during their time in office.

On May 5, 2013, speaking at the NRA’s annual convention, Porter told those in attendance, "President Barack Obama is AWOL on virtually every critical threat facing this nation. He’s AWOL on border security. He’s AWOL on the deficit. He’s AWOL on national defense. He’s AWOL on terrorism. But there’s one issue where Obama is not AWOL—gun control. But there is something Obama will never understand. You, me, our friends, neighbors, co-workers, colleagues, and family, and the larger family of patriots who know that the Second Amendment—the freedom of our Republic—trumps the Chicago political machine and its gun ban agenda every time." Porter went on to say, “Revenge is what is motivating the President's unrelenting attacks on gun owners today … His step-at-a-time gun owner registration under the guise of universal background checks.” Porter’s reference to universal background checks came two weeks after a Senate vote on background check legislation that contained multiple, explicit prohibitions against the creation of a federal database of gun purchasers. The NRA opposed the legislation, citing the same false claim as Porter.

On May 5, 2013, speaking at the NRA’s annual convention, Porter told those in attendance, "President Barack Obama is AWOL on virtually every critical threat facing this nation. He’s AWOL on border security. He’s AWOL on the deficit. He’s AWOL on national defense. He’s AWOL on terrorism. But there’s one issue where Obama is not AWOL—gun control. But there is something Obama will never understand. You, me, our friends, neighbors, co-workers, colleagues, and family, and the larger family of patriots who know that the Second Amendment—the freedom of our Republic—trumps the Chicago political machine and its gun ban agenda every time." Porter went on to say, “Revenge is what is motivating the President's unrelenting attacks on gun owners today … His step-at-a-time gun owner registration under the guise of universal background checks.” Porter’s reference to universal background checks came two weeks after a Senate vote on background check legislation that contained multiple, explicit prohibitions against the creation of a federal database of gun purchasers. The NRA opposed the legislation, citing the same false claim as Porter.

On May 4, 2013, in his first act as NRA president, Porter told attendees at the NRA’s annual convention that it was their responsibility to wage a new “culture war.” Porter’s words echoed Charlton Heston, the NRA’s President from 1998-2003, who stoked controversy with a series of culture war speeches that were described as “bigoted” and “homophobic” by critics.

On June 9, 2012, in a speech at the Wallkill Rod and Gun Club in New York, Porter stated, “NRA was started 1871 right here in New York state. It was started by some Yankee generals who didn’t like the way my Southern boys had the ability to shoot in what we call the ‘War of Northern Aggression.’ Now y’all might call it the Civil War, but we call it the ‘War of Northern Aggression’ down south. But that was the very reason that they started the National Rifle Association, was to teach and train the civilian in the use of the standard military firearm and I am one who still feel very strongly that that is one of our greatest charges that we can have today, is to train the civilian in the use of the standard military firearm so when they have to fight for their country, they’re ready to do it. Also, when they’re ready to fight tyranny, they’re ready to do it. Also, when they’re ready to fight tyranny, they have the wherewithal and the weapons to do it. I charge you ladies and gentlemen that that is a very important charge for all of us to take up. It’s a sacred duty for all of us to maintain. We’ve received it from our ancestors. You think about the War of Independence. You think about Valley Forge … And they defeated the most powerful military force known to that time in civilization. Citizen soldiers, people who had a sense of freedom. People who were willing to fight and die for that sense and freedom. And it’s still true today.”

Tracing the history of the NRA, Porter added, “You know, the NRA was just a glorified shooting club up until about 1968. At that time, Thomas Dodd, father of Chris Dodd, was a Senator, and Stuart Symington, and some other Senators, got together and they tried to ban all firearm ownership. And we were able to craft a compromise.” The legislation to which Porter is referring to, the Gun Control Act of 1968, never included any provision to ban firearm ownership. Senator Dodd and other supporters did reach a compromise with the NRA prior to the bill’s passage, but provisions that were lost in that compromise included federal licensing of gun owners, federal registration of gun and ammunition sales, and a complete ban on mail-order and interstate gun and ammunition sales.

Addressing the administration of President Barack Obama, Porter stated, “I get so sick and tired of all these people with this fake president that we got who wants to say, ‘Well, you know he hadn’t done anything bad for gun owners.’ I say, let me tell you something bad that he’s done. His entire administration is anti-gun, anti-freedom, anti-Second Amendment.” Porter accused U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of being “rabidly un-American” and involved with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in “trying to kill the Second Amendment at the United Nations.” He explained, “Right in the United Nations today, they have an initiative that would make it illegal for individuals all over the world to own firearms. And that’s what they’re passing. And that’s what this administration is supporting.” In truth, the U.N. Small Arms Treaty to which Porter is referring would set only international standards for the export of conventional weapons—leaving domestic laws regulating the possession of firearms untouched.

Finally, Porter warned, “The whole authority and the power of that administration is to disarm each and every one of us sitting here.” “The President of the United States—Let me tell you the danger of re-electing this man,” he told his audience, explaining that one vote at the Supreme Court “stood between freedom and tyranny” in the Second Amendment cases of District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago. The Court, in Heller, held for the first time in U.S. history that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to firearm ownership for self defense in the home; striking down D.C.’s handgun ban. In McDonald, the Court held that the Second Amendment, as interpreted in Heller, applied to the States through the Due Process Clause.

On June 9, 2012, in a speech at the Wallkill Rod and Gun Club in New York, Porter stated, “NRA was started 1871 right here in New York state. It was started by some Yankee generals who didn’t like the way my Southern boys had the ability to shoot in what we call the ‘War of Northern Aggression.’ Now y’all might call it the Civil War, but we call it the ‘War of Northern Aggression’ down south. But that was the very reason that they started the National Rifle Association, was to teach and train the civilian in the use of the standard military firearm and I am one who still feel very strongly that that is one of our greatest charges that we can have today, is to train the civilian in the use of the standard military firearm so when they have to fight for their country, they’re ready to do it. Also, when they’re ready to fight tyranny, they’re ready to do it. Also, when they’re ready to fight tyranny, they have the wherewithal and the weapons to do it. I charge you ladies and gentlemen that that is a very important charge for all of us to take up. It’s a sacred duty for all of us to maintain. We’ve received it from our ancestors. You think about the War of Independence. You think about Valley Forge … And they defeated the most powerful military force known to that time in civilization. Citizen soldiers, people who had a sense of freedom. People who were willing to fight and die for that sense and freedom. And it’s still true today.”

Tracing the history of the NRA, Porter added, “You know, the NRA was just a glorified shooting club up until about 1968. At that time, Thomas Dodd, father of Chris Dodd, was a Senator, and Stuart Symington, and some other Senators, got together and they tried to ban all firearm ownership. And we were able to craft a compromise.” The legislation to which Porter is referring to, the Gun Control Act of 1968, never included any provision to ban firearm ownership. Senator Dodd and other supporters did reach a compromise with the NRA prior to the bill’s passage, but provisions that were lost in that compromise included federal licensing of gun owners, federal registration of gun and ammunition sales, and a complete ban on mail-order and interstate gun and ammunition sales.

Addressing the administration of President Barack Obama, Porter stated, “I get so sick and tired of all these people with this fake president that we got who wants to say, ‘Well, you know he hadn’t done anything bad for gun owners.’ I say, let me tell you something bad that he’s done. His entire administration is anti-gun, anti-freedom, anti-Second Amendment.” Porter accused U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of being “rabidly un-American” and involved with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in “trying to kill the Second Amendment at the United Nations.” He explained, “Right in the United Nations today, they have an initiative that would make it illegal for individuals all over the world to own firearms. And that’s what they’re passing. And that’s what this administration is supporting.” In truth, the U.N. Small Arms Treaty to which Porter is referring would set only international standards for the export of conventional weapons—leaving domestic laws regulating the possession of firearms untouched.

Finally, Porter warned, “The whole authority and the power of that administration is to disarm each and every one of us sitting here.” “The President of the United States—Let me tell you the danger of re-electing this man,” he told his audience, explaining that one vote at the Supreme Court “stood between freedom and tyranny” in the Second Amendment cases of District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago. The Court, in Heller, held for the first time in U.S. history that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to firearm ownership for self defense in the home; striking down D.C.’s handgun ban. In McDonald, the Court held that the Second Amendment, as interpreted in Heller, applied to the States through the Due Process Clause.

In a May 1, 2011 interview with NRA News at the NRA Convention in Pittsburgh, Porter told host Cam Edwards, “I get a little antsy when we’re in there at the actual meeting. I want to get out and go to the store and play with all the toys like everybody else,” referring to the firearms displays in the convention’s exhibit hall. When Edwards asked him to address some of the “threats facing gun owners” Porter replied, “We’re still being treated like second class citizens by the United States government. And we’re going to make a concerted effort to really put some teeth into these legal victories that we’ve had. We still get nickel and dimed on some of these legal issues, and there’s no excuse in it … Now the trend is, with our enemies when they go into court, and the United States government’s position is this, is that the right to keep and bear arms is merely to keep a pistol for self defense in your home. I mean, you know, how silly is that? But, each and every road block they throw up in front of us, we’re going to knock it down and we’re going to more aggressively go after these impediments put up in front of us … There’s a small minority of people who happen to be governing now that are not for anyone possessing or having firearms other than themselves and it’s really an elitist type of viewpoint. But, we’re going to be more aggressive in bringing home these legal victories in Heller and McDonald to the rank and file member and to the everyday citizen in this country.” The Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, held for the first time in U.S. history that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to firearm ownership for self defense in the home. In McDonald v. Chicago, the Court held that the Second Amendment, as interpreted in Heller, applied to the States through the Due Process Clause.

On April 30, 2011, in a speech at the NRA Convention in Pittsburgh, Porter stated, “Just in case there are any elected officials or candidates listenin’, and the White House better hear us, there’s a big election coming. And you’ve got about a year and half to prove you’re on the right side of freedom … We’re vigilant. Always have been, always will be … We elect freedom’s friends and set out to defeat her enemies.”

In an interview with NRA News at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. on February 11, 2011, Porter stated, “When you got all the pig’s squealing, you know you’re doin’ somethin’ right. And that’s what we’re doin’ here. The more good things that we do, the more the opposition hollers and screams about it. You know we’re doin’ the right thing when we have them so worked up.” When asked about legislation promoted by the NRA that would force states to recognize the concealed handgun permits of other states, Porter said, “The government cannot protect us. People want the right to protect themselves, and it is just a basic human right.” Turning to the topic of the November 2012 elections, Porter stated, “Elections do have consequences and it’s vitally important to get a president in there that’s gonna appoint more people in the vein of John Roberts and Sam Alito rather than Elena Kagan … I think everybody got a wake up call after the Democrats took over Congress in 2006, and I think they had a huge shock when President Obama was elected in 2008. Most folks never would believe that there would be a run on our rights, our individual rights like there’s been in this country. And people are so concerned that where this government wants to take us is to a European socialistic, bureaucratic type of government. And it’s been a wake up call.”

In an interview with NRA News at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. on February 11, 2011, Porter stated, “When you got all the pig’s squealing, you know you’re doin’ somethin’ right. And that’s what we’re doin’ here. The more good things that we do, the more the opposition hollers and screams about it. You know we’re doin’ the right thing when we have them so worked up.” When asked about legislation promoted by the NRA that would force states to recognize the concealed handgun permits of other states, Porter said, “The government cannot protect us. People want the right to protect themselves, and it is just a basic human right.” Turning to the topic of the November 2012 elections, Porter stated, “Elections do have consequences and it’s vitally important to get a president in there that’s gonna appoint more people in the vein of John Roberts and Sam Alito rather than Elena Kagan … I think everybody got a wake up call after the Democrats took over Congress in 2006, and I think they had a huge shock when President Obama was elected in 2008. Most folks never would believe that there would be a run on our rights, our individual rights like there’s been in this country. And people are so concerned that where this government wants to take us is to a European socialistic, bureaucratic type of government. And it’s been a wake up call.”

In a January 5, 2011 interview with NRA News, Porter responded to a statement that no restrictive gun laws were being enacted under the administration of President Barack Obama, stating, “You say that nothin’ has happened, but you look in the State Department and the issue of the Korean military weapons, that they wouldn’t allow to be imported back into this country. I mean, how can you imagine the M-1’s and M-14’s that were used to fight for freedom in Korea in the Second World War and they wanna sit there and have the gall to tell you, ‘Well, those guns could be dangerous, so we’re not gonna allow them to come back into this country.’ Well, you know, I just refute the premise that gun owners are second class citizens.” Porter then turned to the subject of Mexican President Felipe Caldéron’s May 2011 speech before Congress in which Caldéron asked lawmakers to consider reinstating the Assault Weapons Ban which was allowed to expire in 2004. Porter commented, “I can’t think of anything that really makes the rank and file American, and to sit there, as you say, and to applaud Caldéron who’s talkin’ about our country and people apologizing for that, and I think a lot of that spoke in [the 2010 Congressional elections]. People just refuse to believe that we have anything in this country to do to the problems that you have in Mexico. Mexico has been having problems for over a hundred years, and it’s nothing new.”