Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s claim that “hundreds of millions of Americans appreciate” Biden-era laws for making life more affordable lands with particular irony for gun owners who have watched the same administration weaponize inflation, supply-chain chaos, and regulatory overreach against the right to keep and bear arms. While the congresswoman credits Biden with lifetime service that somehow translates into cheaper groceries and gas, the actual record shows record-high ammunition prices, a 40-plus-percent spike in the cost of firearms components, and ATF rules that treat everyday accessories as NFA items—none of which made self-defense or sport shooting more affordable. The disconnect is not accidental; it reflects a worldview that treats constitutional rights as luxuries to be priced out of reach rather than liberties to be protected.

For the 2A community the message is clear: when politicians boast about “making things more affordable,” they rarely mean the tools citizens need to exercise their enumerated rights. Instead, the Biden years delivered higher background-check fees hidden in omnibus spending bills, proposed excise-tax hikes on ammunition, and a steady drumbeat of lawsuits that force manufacturers and retailers to raise prices just to stay in business. Gun owners who once bought a case of practice ammo for under $200 now routinely pay double that, while the same officials who engineered the cost surge lecture the public about gratitude. The political takeaway heading into 2024 is equally straightforward—any candidate who claims credit for affordability while simultaneously inflating the price of freedom should expect a swift reminder at the ballot box that Second Amendment supporters measure value in rights protected, not rhetoric recycled.