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| Above, the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The NRA-ILA posted the following on the (no doubt) upcoming battles over our Second Amendment rights now that the Democrats have won both houses of Congress.
This is after usually reliable red state voters turned their backs on protecting our Second Amendment rights. This especially goes for the state of Texas, which seemed to have been annexed by Commiefornia.
They begin with:
While the complete picture from the 2026 midterm elections is still emerging, the results, to say the least, were not what gun owners wanted. Anti-gun forces took control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. They will also wield trifecta control of state government in the former pro-gun stronghold of Arizona and even in Wisconsin. The governorships of Georgia and Texas, as well as their respective houses of representatives, may also be poised to flip into anti-gun hands.
Yet make no mistake, this election was not a referendum in favor of gun control. Indeed, most Democrat candidates – from the party most likely to support gun control – took pains to avoid the issue in highly contested races or tried to portray themselves as moderates on it. And while national gun ban lobbies like Everytown and their billionaire patrons like Michael Bloomberg spent heavily to obtain these results, their campaign ads tended to downplay gun control, if they mentioned it at all.
Polls showed gun control was not a significant factor motivating voters this cycle. Their chief concerns centered on the economy and cost of living.
To read the full article, go here.
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