Maryland, Connecticut and New York Ban Glock-Style Pistols, Threatening 40-Model Handgun Lineups
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Maryland, Connecticut and New York Ban Glock-Style Pistols, Threatening 40-Model Handgun Lineups
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Summary
Maryland, Connecticut and New York have enacted laws redefining many Glock and Glock-style handguns as “convertible pistols,” effectively barring sales, transfers or future manufacture of widely owned semiautomatic models.
Maryland’s statute targets pistols deemed machine-gun-convertible, Connecticut adds limits on unfinished frames and receivers, and New York makes selling or transferring a covered pistol a Class D felony.
The measures are framed as crackdowns on “DIY machine guns,” even though converting a semiautomatic firearm to full auto is already a federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The NRA said it has already sued over Maryland’s law and is weighing more challenges, arguing the bans hit handguns commonly used for self-defense, law enforcement and recreation.
The fight is likely to turn on Supreme Court-era Second Amendment standards under Bruen, with opponents warning other states could follow California and these three in pursuing similar bans.