Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Chairman Alan Gottlieb said Democratic control of Congress and some state offices after the midterms will likely spur firearm buying before January. October National Instant Background Check totals of 1,403,422 were nearly 8 percent above the previous October. Gottlieb forecast a possible 2020-style surge and new restrictions, including a potential ban on modern semiautomatic rifles and pistols ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Giffords and Everytown for Gun Safety each claimed a gun safety majority in the House and Senate. He also expected membership growth at CCRKBA and the Second Amendment Foundation.