NRA-ILA said real work now starts after 2026 midterms that left gun owners disappointed, with anti-gun forces taking the U.S. Senate and House plus trifecta power in Arizona and Wisconsin while Georgia and Texas governorships and lower houses could still change hands. The outcome was not a vote for gun control, since most Democratic candidates avoided the topic or cast themselves as moderates, Everytown and Michael Bloomberg spent heavily yet downplayed it in ads, and polls showed voters focused on the economy and living costs. Nationwide violent crime reached historic FBI lows under Trump crime and immigration policies as Second Amendment support widened, yet Georgia Democrats now hold the House, governorship, lieutenant governorship and other statewide offices against a two-seat Republican Senate margin, so restrictions could still advance despite the remaining federal filibuster.