Gun Rights Group Predicts Post-Election Buying Surge

Gun-rights advocate Alan Gottlieb predicts that Democratic gains in Congress and state governments could prompt a post-election surge in firearm purchases, as buyers anticipate new restrictions, particularly on semiautomatic firearms. Gun-control advocates are urging the incoming congressional majority to pursue measures such as expanded background checks and an assault-weapons ban, while Gottlieb expects the political shift to spur gun-rights groups’ fundraising and membership. October 2026 adjusted background-check figures were already up 7.9% from a year earlier, although those checks are an imperfect measure of sales. The forecast is an expectation, not evidence that a post-election buying surge has occurred.