Gun control activists start making excuses for expected midterm failures

With less than a week to go before Election Day, it’s looking like the midterms are going to be pretty good for gun owners.

The GOP is set to take control of the House, and the U.S. Senate is very much in play, while pro-2A candidates have a chance at some upset wins in states like New York and New Mexico.

Meanwhile, candidates like Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke and others who’ve leaned heavily into gun control on the campaign trail are trailing their pro-gun opponents while gun control groups are running ads that focus more on abortion than on their signature issue.