Gun Sales Expected To Surge After Democrats Regain Control Of Congress

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Gun Sales Expected To Surge After Democrats Regain Control Of Congress Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,Gun rights groups and retailers are projecting a surge in…

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.

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:

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