Federal Lawsuit Challenges California Glock‑style Handgun Ban
The federal complaint says California cannot bar lawful pistols because they could be illegally converted, and it also challenges the state handgun roster.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued California, seeking to block a new law restricting sales of certain Glock-style pistols, arguing the legislation violates the Second Amendment.
- Assembly Bill 1127 prohibits licensed dealers from selling semiautomatic handguns susceptible to illegal modification with "Glock switches," devices that can transform pistols into machine guns.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that these policies "trample" the rights of law-abiding Californians, contending the state's handgun roster illegally limits access to firearms commonly used for lawful purposes.
- Governor Gavin Newsom denounced the lawsuit as a "politically motivated" attempt to dismantle gun safety framework, citing historic lows in state crime rates.
- Federal authorities reported recovering over 31,000 machine-gun conversion devices nationwide in 2024, and with the NRA and other groups also challenging state regulations, this case could define the limits of state authority to restrict firearm sales.
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Feds Trigger Legal Battle To Blow Up California’s Handgun Rules - Tampa Free Press
The United States government has taken the State of California to court over its strict handgun regulations, claiming the state’s laws create an unconstitutional barrier for citizens trying to buy modern firearms. In a 17-page complaint filed July 1, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the Department of Justice […] Feds Trigger Legal Battle To Blow Up California’s Handgun Rules
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Trump DOJ sues Gavin Newsom’s California over Glock ban
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The legislation in dispute prohibits the retail purchase of new Glock semi-automatic pistols and similar models with a ‘cruciform trigger bar’
Los Angeles, Jul 1 (EFE).- The U.S. Department of Justice demanded Wednesday a California state law banning new sales of semi-automatic Glock pistols that can easily be converted into machine guns, on the grounds that it violates the Second Constitutional Amendment. The new confrontation between the White House and the most populous state of the U.S., led by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, is given by state law AB 1127, which came into effect …
DOJ Goes After California's New Firearm Ban
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against California, seeking to end its new ban on Glocks. The lawsuit also aims to prevent the state’s “Handgun Roster.” According to the lawsuit, “California’s ban on the sale of the most popular handgun in America obviously violates the Second Amendment.” It explains that in order to be “sold at retail in California, a handgun must be listed on the State’s official ‘Roster’ of handguns. To be lis…
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