A self-described liberal gun owner posted on a forum the day after the 2026 election asking whether states would tighten gun laws now that Republicans had lost, whether federal gun-control votes existed, and whether a recent NFA change might be repealed, citing concern for Second Amendment rights. After Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s governorship in November 2025 and Democrats gained a trifecta, lawmakers passed 25 gun reforms by March 13, 2026, including bans on assault-style weapons and magazines over 15 rounds, storage penalties, higher minimum ages to buy handguns and rifles, an expanded red-flag law, and a ban on unserialized ghost guns. State Senator Saddam Azlan Salim said the caucus limited the package because it had four more years. Massachusetts voters approved Question 9 on Election Day with 68.6 percent support, confirming a 2024 law that registers nearly every gun, bans more assault-style weapons and rapid-fire trigger activators, raises license ages from 18 to 21, and adds red-flag rules.