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Posted on 11/10/2026 4:58:19 AM PST by MtnClimber
Gun rights groups and retailers are projecting a surge in firearm sales after Democrats won control of both chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in last week’s midterm elections.
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) Chairman Alan Gottlieb is warning that gun control groups are heralding the wins and will be seeking new gun control legislation and restrictions.
Gottlieb said the threat of new gun control legislation isn’t limited to Congress and that Democrats also are set to push restrictions in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona.
In an interview Thursday, Gottlieb told The States:
Arizona’s gone from a you know a great gun right state right now to a very anti-gun state overnight. Pennsylvania, you know, that now the trifecta on the government controlled by the Democrats in Pennsylvania, many of which are anti gun and are gonna push all kinds of gun control measures.
States that previously enjoyed Republican protection of gun rights now may be facing state-level measures such as permit-to-purchase requirements, extended waiting periods, enhanced background checks, and restrictions on concealed carry permits, according to the Center Square.
Gottlieb noted that when there are big swings in politics towards gun control advocates getting in power, there’s also big sales surges of firearms. “In the couple of weeks leading up to the election, people, knowing and thinking that, you know, things were gonna flip, gun sales had a big spike and we’re seeing that continuation spike yesterday, today, and I think we’re gonna see it for months to come now.”
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, October 2026 saw 1,402,422 adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks, marking a 7.9 percent increase compared to October 2025.
Federal Bureau of Investigations Firearm Background Checks statistics show more than 2.2 million NICS background checks across the country in October.
That’s up from 2 million in September, but the third highest month of 2026.
Gottlieb said one possible threat that gun owners could be facing from the newly-elected legislatures are what he characterized as workarounds:
I think on the anti-gun, the gun prohibition lobbies’ wish list, they start off of course with things like a permit to purchase so that you have to go through an extra hoop to be able to buy a firearm, extended waiting periods, extended background checks, different kinds of measures of where you where you can be able to take your firearm, more restrictions on concealed carry permits, be able to to get a permit to carry to for self-protection. Those are the things that they’re gonna start with pretty quickly, I think.
The new Congress will be seated Jan. 3, 2027.
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0bama was a great gun salesman too.
This story comes up every time we lose.
That and everyone who wants a gun already has five.
I’m looking for the tiniest, lightest little 380 that is dependable, for around the yard during summer, I have my Glock for when I want a real pistol.
Suggestions for the tiniest little thing that will always fire but is better than the knife I wear when doing yard work?
The plan to pack the Supreme Court will allow them to challenge a new gun law they pass, so the new packed court can put harsh gun limits on Patriots.
Gun sales are irrelevant if the guns are not used to exterminate the Democrat tyrants
True, but they need ten and lots more ammo
For doing yardwork??
You never can be too safe :-)
Better to carry Judge. .410 that helps control the chipmunks that take one bite out of each tomato.
Do a search for “Best 380 Pocket Pistol” and you will find several comparison articles.
I have a S&W bodyguard in .380. Fits in a back pocket and looks like a wallet.
Don’t forget what the kenyan did about the supply of ammo.
Buy lots and lots of ammo.
I have a .380 S&W Bodyguard 2.0 that is extremely light and reliable. You should check it out
Well, the democrats have thrown off the mantle of just controlling guns to going after total gun bans.
We can see it was their FIRST PRIORITY once they got “elected.”
In 1941, after seeing how the Nazis used firearm registration forms to seize privately owned guns in occupied France, The US Congress passed a resolution to NEVER allow registration of firearms in the USA.
The democrats have been trying to get guns registered since 1962 when Thomas J. Dodd and Emanual Cellar called for the registration of Handgun ONLY! “Rifles will not be affected!”
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1962-Call for Handgun registration ONLY! “Rifles will not be affected”.
1963-Call for registration of All guns and a ban on 5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles!
1968-Got a ban on small foreign handguns and 5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles.
1971 Call for Ban on small American handguns. “Rifles will not be affected!”
1975 Call for Ban on all handguns. “Rifles will not be affected!”
1981 Actress Lee Grant on ABC’s Good Morning America pokes holes in the air and yells...
“THE NRA IS A RIFLE ORGANIZATION! THEY SHOULD GIVE UP THEIR HANDGUNS AND THEY CAN KEEP THEIR RIFLES!”
1984 They came for the rifles.
1994 Ten year “ban” on “a-s-s-ault rifles” based on looks.
2000 Call to ban single shot .50 cal rifles.
Now, in 2025 they are back to the 1964 demands for MORE GUN CONTROL on COMMON 4- shot BOLT ACTION RIFLES.
Rest assured if they get a ban on semi-auto rifles, they will be back for handguns , and more and more.
Already banning the Glock style handguns in some areas.
I have Ruger LCP in the Tiffany blue color, it is a good pocket gun. No safeties so I carry unchambered.
The newly elected gun grabbers are coming for your guns:
"Texas Democrats Launch MASSIVE Assault on Second Amendment Just DAYS After Historic Election Sweep — Nearly 20 Gun Control Bills Filed on FIRST DAY, Including Firearm Bans, Red Flag Orders, and Private Sale Restrictions!"
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/11/here-we-go-texas-democrats-launch-massive-assault/
We have the ones we like, but I’d like a .410 semi-auto because, well, just because.
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