A new wave of social media posts and fringe-site headlines claims that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has demanded that all Americans register every firearm they own and that she supports a mandatory national gun buyback program — framing her as pushing for “nationwide disarmament.”

But after reviewing Omar’s public statements, legislative record, committee votes, and verified posts across all major platforms, there is no evidence she has ever endorsed those positions.

The claim appears to be a distortion or fabrication, blending her actual support for mainstream Democratic gun reforms with long-standing internet narratives that portray Democrats as secretly pursuing gun confiscation.

Below is what Omar has actually said — and where the rumor likely came from.

Omar’s Documented Positions on Gun Control

Omar has consistently advocated for stricter gun laws, but her proposals fall within mainstream Democratic policy, not confiscation or mandatory registration.

1. Universal Background Checks

Omar co-sponsored the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8), which closes the private-sale and gun-show loopholes.

This does not register existing firearms or require citizens to report what they own.

2. Red Flag Laws

She supports Extreme Risk Protection Orders, allowing courts to temporarily remove guns from individuals deemed a threat — a policy backed by many Republicans at the state level.

3. Domestic Abuser Restrictions

Omar supports keeping guns away from individuals under domestic-violence restraining orders — a position upheld by the Supreme Court in 2024, which she celebrated as a “victory for survivors.”

4. Limits on High-Capacity Weapons

Omar supports:

A ban on bump stocks

Limits on high-capacity magazines

Restrictions on military-style assault weapons

These are targeted prohibitions — not general gun registration.

5. Voluntary Buybacks — Not Mandatory

Omar supports voluntary gun-buyback programs funded by local or federal grants.

These are:

Optional

Local

Usually used to consolidate unwanted firearms

Not tied to any federal registry

She has never proposed a federal, mandatory, nationwide confiscation program.

What Omar Has Not Proposed

No evidence — legislative, rhetorical, or in interviews — shows Omar has ever:

❌ Called for mandatory registration of all privately owned guns
❌ Called for a national gun registry tied to buybacks
❌ Proposed confiscation of all privately owned guns
❌ Introduced or co-sponsored a bill requiring forced buybacks
❌ Supported the government tracking every gun in the country

Searches of:

The Congressional Record

Congress.gov legislation

Her official statements

Her X (Twitter) account

Committee hearings

Transcripts of appearances
…turn up no such proposals.

Where the False Claim Came From

This narrative appears to have originated on Pravda USA, a fringe conspiracy outlet, and quickly spread through:

Facebook meme pages

Telegram channels

X/Twitter accounts tied to gun-rights activists

These posts incorrectly claimed Omar said she wanted:

“All Americans to register every gun they own so we can get ready for the mandatory buyback.”

No such quote exists.

The structure of the rumor mirrors earlier distortions about:

Beto O’Rourke’s 2019 “hell yes” AR-15 comment

Kamala Harris’s voluntary buyback proposals

Australia’s 1996 buyback program

It repackages those narratives with Omar as the new target.

Why the Claim Resonates: Gun Policy Fear Cycles

Gun-rights forums often assume:

Background checks → registration

Registration → confiscation

Confiscation → disarmament

But federal law actually bans a national gun registry (18 U.S.C. § 926(a)).

Even the bipartisan 2022 gun bill explicitly reaffirmed that prohibition.

This makes the alleged “Omar plan” legally impossible without a complete overhaul of federal firearms law — something she has not proposed.

On Deportation Rhetoric

The posts demanding Omar “be deported for trying to disarm Americans” are legally nonsensical.

Omar is:

A naturalized U.S. citizen

A duly elected Member of Congress

Protected under the Constitution

Citizens — naturalized or native-born — cannot be deported for their political views.

Such rhetoric mirrors attacks she has faced since 2019, often tied to her refugee background rather than her actual policy positions.

Bottom Line

Rep. Ilhan Omar supports strict gun regulation, but there is no evidence she has called for:

A national firearm registry

Mandatory reporting of every gun in American households

A federal gun confiscation program

A compulsory nationwide buyback

The claim circulating online is a fabrication, mixing her actual background-check and assault-weapons positions with fear-based interpretations common in gun-rights misinformation cycles.