Gun rights and gun safety advocates are both expecting significant changes in how the government will side in the country’s ongoing gun debate with a Democrat in the White House. However, experts believe that the status quo is unlikely to change as any new measure will require lawmakers to be in full agreement.

During his campaign, President-elect Joe Biden committed to making changes to the country’s gun laws – seemingly ushering in a new era of firearm restrictions. On his agenda, Biden promised to renew the ban on AR-style rifles, restrict high-capacity magazines, pass universal background check legislation, and impose a federal red flag law.

Legal experts said that Biden’s promised changes are unlikely to happen as he would need to have the majority of Congress to be on board. The same polarization in Washington has prevented similar efforts by past administrations and Biden’s administration will likely be facing the same issue.

 “It used to be a cross-cutting issue, there used to be Democrats that were very pro-gun and Democratic legislators who won districts in part on their pro-gun views… And you just don’t have that anymore,” the director of Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Matt Grossmann, said in an interview.

Gun control groups have remained positive and are still aggressively pushing their agenda. With a democrat as the head of the country, gun safety groups have been emboldened and have increased their call for change.

Meanwhile, gun rights groups such as the Second Amendment Foundation have remained confident that any efforts to severely restrict firearms will not be successful regardless of who will become president. The group also pointed out that Trump has appointed several conservative justices throughout his four-year tenure, which means that any firearm restrictive proposal will face fierce resistance.