New 2026 proposal bundles assault weapons bans, red flag laws, and universal registration into one sweeping attack
The proposed legislation reads like a greatest hits album of failed gun control policies, combining so-called "assault weapons" bans, federal red flag confiscation orders, universal background checks that create a de facto registry, and expanded waiting periods. Anti-gun lawmakers are betting they can ram through a decade of restrictions in a single vote.
This isn't about stopping criminal violence โ it's about disarming law-abiding Americans. Red flag laws have repeatedly been abused to strip citizens of their rights without due process, while "assault weapons" bans target cosmetic features on rifles used in a fraction of crimes. The bill's sponsors know this; they simply don't care.
Gun owners must flood their representatives' offices with calls now. Every major Second Amendment organization is mobilizing against this unconstitutional overreach. The Bruen decision made clear that laws without historical precedent cannot stand โ and this grab bag of restrictions has no founding-era analog whatsoever.