Texas Democrats Reveal Their Gun-Grabbing Agenda After Victory
12th November 2026
In a surprise victory, Democrats swept the state. Led by Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa and Sen.-elect James Talarico, Democrats also seized the state House. Their campaigns appealed to moderates, promising affordability for working families. But now, they are already showing their cards by introducing 23 gun-related bills in the state Legislature since Nov. 9, the first day of pre-filing.
Of these, 22 anti-gun bills have been introduced in the state House, and one has been introduced in the state Senate, where Republicans maintain a slim majority—the last bastion against total Democrat domination.
One of these bills, HB 218, would effectively create “red flag” laws, allowing officials to seize Texans’ guns for up to a year for unproven allegations of dangerous mental illness. Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt said this would create a statewide gun-confiscation scheme allowing a judge to order Texans’ guns taken without due process.
Another, HB 173, would make it a state jail felony to transfer semiautomatic rifles to anyone younger than 21, with narrow exceptions for law enforcement, military personnel, and temporary sporting use.
Meanwhile, HB 613 would require background checks for private gun sales and transfers, making it a crime to transfer firearms without one.
HB 659 would go a step further, creating a state gun registry—collecting the IDs of buyers who purchase multiple guns or magazines in a week and sending them to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the local sheriff’s office. This could be a precursor to the state seizing Texans’ guns, much like California started using its registry in 2006 to take guns.