Second Amendment supporters certainly could have hoped for a better Election Day. We’re now stuck with a possible Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi yet again, and an uphill battle for expanded gun rights.

While Republicans controlled Congress, gun rights weren’t a major issue for them. Several quality pieces of Second Amendment legislation penned by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C. — such as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38), which garnered the support of more than 200 co-sponsors, and the D.C. Personal Protection Reciprocity Act (H.R. 2909) introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. — weren’t a priority for retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.