Midterm elections will shape laws on firearm ownership, hunting, and shooting sports from state legislatures to Congress, prompting the National Shooting Sports Foundation to promote registration and turnout among hunters and Second Amendment supporters after over 22 million first-time purchases since 2020.

Virginia restricts purchase and transfer of guns it defines as assault firearms while California litigates magazine possession, Colorado votes November 3 on a constitutional hunting and fishing right, and Michigan proposed lead-tackle limits taking effect in 2028 and 2029.

NSSF says more than 32 million modern sporting rifles circulate as the top centerfire rifles, Colorado voters rejected a 2024 mountain lion and bobcat hunting ban by 54.7 percent, and gunvote.org offers registration help.