DOJ Threatens Suit Over California's July 1 Glock Ban, Sets Tuesday Deadline

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25

Harmeet Dhillon told California officials the Justice Department is prepared to file in federal court unless the state agrees by 5 p.m. Tuesday to pre-suit negotiations over Assembly Bill 1127.
The law, due to take effect July 1, bars licensed dealers from selling or transferring “machinegun-convertible pistols” and treats Glocks as covered because they can be modified with illegal conversion devices.
DOJ argues Californians have a Second Amendment right to buy modern handguns and says any settlement must halt enforcement, acknowledge the law is unconstitutional and lock in a court-enforceable injunction.
Current owners could keep their firearms under the statute, while sales to law enforcement and the military are exempt, narrowing the immediate effect to new commercial transfers.
The threat adds to a broader federal push on gun-rights litigation after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled the government cannot prosecute someone for gun possession solely because of marijuana use.