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While many media sources are still holding out hope that the Democrats might somehow still win control of the U.S. House of Representatives a week after the election, some prominent news outlets are reporting that Republicans have now won enough seats to remain the majority.

At 8:30 a.m. Central time today, the Associated Press still had Republicans at 214 seats and Democrats at 205 (218 are needed for a majority of the 435 seats). However, at about 12:30 a.m. Central Time, news organization Reuters reported that data provider by Decision Desk HQ had projected that Republicans had won the 218 seats necessary to retain power, with vote counting still continuing for about a dozen seats. Yahoo News also reported that Republicans had won the House.

With the House race now in the bag, voters have elected to put Republicans back in the majority in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, along with electing former President Donald Trump, also a Republican, as the next president. It’s likely the number of Republican House seats could reach 220 or more as final results are reported.

The latest election results mark the first time the nation saw a unified government since Democrats controlled both houses during President Joe Biden’s first two years in office. The last time Republicans controlled both houses and the presidency was during the first two years of Trump’s first term.

Second Amendment supporters hope the unified government under the Republican banner will lead to significant strides in rolling back unconstitutional gun control laws and passing more laws to protect lawful gun owners. And there are already some good signs in that direction.

Over the weekend, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights, announcing his intent to implement national concealed carry reciprocity once he takes office. This proposed legislation would require all 50 states to recognize concealed carry permits issued by any individual state, enabling gun owners to legally carry firearms across state lines without fear of discrepancies in local regulations.

In his weekend message, Trump also promised to uphold the right to self-defense—the reason a majority of American firearm owners say they own their guns.

“I will protect the right of self-defense wherever it is under siege, and I will sign concealed carry reciprocity,” Trump said. “Your Second Amendment does not end at the state line.” 

Another item on pro-gun rights groups’ wish lists includes Trump rolling back a number of executive actions by President Biden, which Trump vowed to do during the campaign. Biden has signed executive orders covering homemade kit guns that do not use serial numbers, stabilizing braces for ARs, which he wanted the owners to have to register as short-barreled rifles under the National Firearms Act, as well as safe storage requirements. Biden even created a task force to consider 3D-printed firearms and fully automatic conversion devices that are already regulated as machine guns. 

“In my second term, we will roll back every Biden attack on the Second Amendment—the attacks are fast and furious—starting the minute that Crooked Joe shuffles his way out of the White House,” Trump said during the campaign.

Other Second Amendment actions sought by gun owners and pro-rights groups include dismantling the so-called White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and reining in the rogue Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which has been weaponized by the Biden Administration against lawful gun owners, manufacturers and retailers.

While gun groups are hopeful, some are vowing to hold the Republicans to their word concerning swift action on Second Amendment rights.

“With such a pro-gun mandate from the voters, we’re ready to hold Republicans to their election promises to protect and restore gun rights,” said Adrian Johnston, director of federal affairs for Gun Owners of America (GOA). “It is time that Congress finally enact national concealed carry reciprocity, destroy the ATF’s illegal gun registry, de-regulate suppressors and quit funding unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ gun confiscation laws.”

Of course, it remains to be seen how much pro-rights work actually gets done during the next legislative session. But at this time, chances are much greater than they were when Biden took office, and Democrats held the majority in both the Senate and House.

26 COMMENTS

  1. While I have hope that the Republicans can reverse some of the lunacy from the Biden administration I question whether they have a plan. Trump ran for office the first time with the promise to overturn the ACA but he and the Republican majority couldn’t pull it off despite having years to plan and present a viable alternative, which they could not. The current batch of Republicans seem to have the same lack of cohesion necessary to achieve Trump’s goals. I hope I’m wrong, but as it’s said, past performance is a good predictor of future performance.

    • Indeed. One need only look at the times they had full control, and analyze how the Republicrats acted (as in, “moderate” dimwitocrats.

      McConnel is already rigging the Senate to oppose Trump at almost every turn; establishment elite. Trump is not one of the “good ol’ boys; too uncouth. Trump is merely another one term President. New legislatures, same as the old legislatures.

      “The people” threw out Dimwitocrat hacks, but the party they supported will likely bring back the Dims, in fierce revenge.

          • Because of people like you 74,000,000 voters of all races rejected the democrat party all across our nation. Electing Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States. They also elected Republicans to retake the Senate and maintain the HOR. Your kind of political hyperbole no longer has any support among the people who truly care about our nation. People like you will be relegated to the junk heap of political history. Never to be relevant again. So go back to your Mommy’s basement and do your homework or there will be no supper, For you.

  2. Second Amendment supporters hope the unified government under the Republican banner will lead to significant strides in rolling back unconstitutional gun control laws and passing more laws to protect lawful gun owners.

    This is a bit misleading in two ways.

    First way: Republicans tend to lack cohesion as commenter Bucephalus said above.

    Second way: Republicans do NOT have the 60 U.S. Senators necessary to overcome the U.S. Senate’s rule which requires at least 60 U.S. Senators to agree that they should bring proposed legislation to a floor vote.

    That last bit is critical. Even if 51 Republican U.S. Senators would vote to pass proposed legislation, that is irrelevant if less than 60 U.S. Senators support bringing the proposed legislation to the U.S. Senate floor for voting whether to pass or fail. That 60 Senator rule quashes virtually all legislation.

    • Due to the above (U.S. Senate’s 60 Senator rule), about the best that we can expect is significantly better federal government taxing/spending, favorable federal judge appointments, enforcing our nation’s borders, and removing restrictions for domestic energy production.

      It is also possible (likely?) that Trump will order ATF to stop their shenanigans with new interpretations of laws.

      In terms of passing new laws or repealing old laws, very little will happen in that arena unless seven or more Democrat U.S. Senators start supporting Republican agendas. Good luck with that.

    • “That 60 Senator rule quashes virtually all legislation.”

      POTG, and gun owners in general, should understand that “Senate rules” are determined by Senators, not the Constitution. Republicrats could change/eliminate the rules with a 51 vote majority. Ask Harry Reid how that worked out.

    • “irrelevant if less than 60 U.S. Senators support bringing the proposed legislation”

      This is why we don’t have bills for individual legislative items. You have to find something that the other side *really* wants, and you pass the less popular item(s) on the same vote.

      • “Don’t worry about the 60 Senators rule, there are ways around it.”

        Zackly. Every Senate Rule is a Senate rule that can be altered, or eliminated by a 51 majority of Senators. 51 Senators can establish a rule that only 25 Senators are required to take an action, any action, and all bills are considered “passed” with 10 Senators voting for it.

        Ultimately, 51 Senators could change Senate Rules to result in no rules at all.

        • that’s not what I was thinking about about.

          But if the republicans do what you propose whats to keep the democrats from doing it to if they get control of the house and senate in a future election? Ya see where this goes?

  3. In a time of a national movement to the right, AZ elects a Dem senator with 90k more votes than the Dem presidential nominee. Meanwhile, the Rep senator nominee got 165k fewer votes than the Rep presidential nominee. Yeah right.

    If AZ is confident in the results, and they want American citizens to trust election results, then allow the Rep party complete access to all voting records to conduct a third party forensic audit. We all know they’d fight that tooth and nail. And we all know why they’d fight that.

    Notice how the third party candidates got 71k votes in the senate race. But they only got 34k in the presidential race. Hmm… This is only from briefly looking at the numbers in the context of national AND AZ state elections. I’m sure we’ll be hearing about more unusual “coincidences” that happened in AZ.

  4. If only this town would have ballots printed in Spanish and passed out fried chicken and watermelon.
    And can not the government do something about these uneducated white trash hillbillies, they seem to keep voting for Republicans or so says the MSM.

  5. System Problem Has Shut Down Background Checks and Gun Sales in Washington State Since November 1.

    h ttps://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-rights/system-problem-has-shut-down-background-checks-and-gun-sales-in-washington-state-since-november-1/

  6. MAJOR BREAKING 2A NEWS: BIG WIN FOR 2A IN NY.

    US District Court judge John Sinatra denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit arising from New York’s ban on body armor. Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner explains.

    h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atlfvupV2a0

  7. Too bad Republican DOES NOT equal pro gun like Demokkkrat equals anti-gun.

    I would say only about 1/3-1/2 would be willing to vote for real pro-2A reforms. National Reciprocity doesn’t have a chance, much less Nationwide Constitutional Carry.

    Maybe we will get some silly toys like silencers or such. Big deal. I want our rights to carry everywhere cemented at the very least with 50-state reciprocity. My FL CCW should be accepted in every state. It’s just a baby step and even that is too much to hope for with Red RINOs and a RINO POTUS.

    SCOTUS is weak tea too so don’t expect too much out of them either in the next few years unless we can get some better picks tjan the last couple of Duds Trump picked. ACB and Kavanaugh are worthless on the 2A.

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