Democrats are at it again, proving that when push comes to shove—or more accurately, when voters are screaming about skyrocketing grocery bills and mortgage rates—affordability magically takes a backseat to their perennial obsession: gun control. The latest signal from the party of Build Back Better couldn’t be clearer as they gear up for the 2026 midterms and beyond, with insiders leaking plans to revive assault weapon bans, universal background checks, and red flag laws under the guise of public safety. Never mind that inflation is still biting hard, with real wages stagnant and energy costs through the roof; for Dems, disarming law-abiding Americans trumps putting food on the table every time. This isn’t just political posturing—it’s a calculated bet that their urban base’s anti-gun fervor outweighs the heartland’s economic woes.
Dig deeper, and the hypocrisy shines like a polished AR-15 slide. Remember Biden’s 2024 kitchen table issues rhetoric? It evaporated faster than a spent casing when the DNC platform doubled down on banning weapons of war, ignoring how 90% of gun violence involves handguns already heavily regulated (per FBI data). This affordability dodge exposes a fundamental truth: gun control isn’t about safety; it’s a cultural cudgel to erode Second Amendment rights while virtue-signaling to donors like Everytown for Gun Safety. Historical context seals it—post-Parkland promises of common-sense reforms led to zero meaningful crime drops but plenty of lawfare against manufacturers via lawsuits. For the 2A community, this is red meat: it rallies us around the reality that Dems view your self-defense as a luxury you can’t afford, literally.
The implications? A wake-up call for gun owners. With SCOTUS’s Bruen decision still fresh, expect Dems to push state-level workarounds like microstamping mandates and ammo taxes disguised as affordability measures for criminals (spoiler: they won’t touch black market flows). Pro-2A warriors, stock up, train up, and vote like your rights depend on it—because they do. This election cycle, affordability for families means protecting the one tool that ensures it: your firearm. Let’s make sure the Dems’ gun-grab gamble backfires spectacularly.
