Way back in 2008, 2nd Amendment advocates and conservatives won a resounding victory with District of Columbia v. Heller which explicitly stated that the 2nd Amendment protects the individual’s right to keep and bear arms, including arms in common use such as handguns. One of the brands of handguns in widespread common use is Glock.
California has decided to ban them anyway with the signing of AB 1127 by Gov. Newsom.
“The bill’s language is highly specific — and clearly aimed at one of the most popular handgun platforms in America. Glocks, known for their striker-fired simplicity and reliability, use a cruciform sear mechanism that meets the exact technical definition outlined in the bill. With the added stipulation that the pistol must be ‘readily convertible,’ lawmakers are essentially banning the sale of Glock models like the G19, G17, and others that have been repeatedly associated — legally or not — with illegal full-auto conversion devices.
“Supporters of the bill say it’s a necessary step to prevent the illegal use of Glock switches, which convert standard handguns into fully automatic weapons. These switches are already banned under federal and California law, but AB 1127 goes further — cutting off sales of entire handgun models based solely on the potential that they could be modified.”
This comes amid other anti-RKBA laws:
“AB 1127 is just one of three new gun-related laws Newsom signed this week. AB 1078 imposes new requirements on concealed carry license applicants, including listing each firearm by make, model, and serial number. SB 704 mandates that all firearm barrel sales go through licensed dealers and background checks — targeting what lawmakers describe as a growing market for ‘ghost gun’ parts.”
The many 2nd Amendment supporting organizations and foundations have genuinely conserved our Constitutional rights and actively reclaimed them from the days of half-a-century ago when the belief that the 2nd Amendment protected individual rights was a “fringe” position.
Let us not waver now.
AB 1127, as enrolled, can be found here, or below:
