# Gun rights groups plot new ties with ‘gun owners who vote Democrat’ after midterms verdict

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gun-rights-groups-plot-new-ties-with-gun-owners-who-vote-democrat-after-midterms-verdict/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:00:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T15:43:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/12/gun-rights-us-midterms-democrats
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Some advocates want to build ties with Democratic gun owners.
- They say the NRA’s close Republican alignment can limit the movement’s reach.
- Gun violence prevention groups have outspent the NRA since 2018.

## Summary

Following Democrats’ gains in last week’s US midterm elections, some gun rights advocates are looking for allies among Democratic voters who own guns. They argue that tying the cause so closely to Republicans may limit its reach, particularly as gun ownership grows among groups and political constituencies not traditionally associated with the movement.

Rob Pincus of the Second Amendment Organization says advocates should persuade Democrats to make gun control less central to the party’s agenda. At least one-third of US adults live in a household with a gun, and campaign spending by gun violence prevention groups has exceeded the NRA’s since 2018, according to the article. The NRA and other major gun rights groups remain opposed to gun safety legislation, while some advocates see the changing electorate as an opening to broaden the movement.

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