Giffords executive director Emma Brown told The Trace that the group’s 2026 midterm plan will pair a public-safety critique with charges that sitting House Republicans put firearms-industry interests first. She said those members have widened access for people who should not have guns, raising risks for schoolchildren and complicating police work.

The Trace, funded by Everytown, reported that gun-control groups spent more than thirteen times as much as gun-rights groups in the 2026 cycle.