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California’s Glock ban sets stage for nationwide gun control

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A new ban on Glock handguns takes effect in California, starting July 1. The law will, once again, remind Americans why California has become the ultimate legislative laboratory for aggressive gun control.

Firearms dealers across the state will no longer be permitted to sell new Glock handguns or similar models that state lawmakers have aggressively reclassified as a form of machine gun.

The justification behind this radical pivot is that these pistols can supposedly be modified easily with illegal, aftermarket conversion devices that fundamentally alter their rate of fire.

But rather than focusing energy and resources on the criminals who manufacture, distribute or use those illicit conversion switches, California has chosen a completely different route.

The state has decided to restrict future retail access to the Glock, the most popular handgun in America, punishing law-abiding citizens for the actions of criminals. It is the legislative equivalent of banning the Honda Civic because someone used one as a getaway car.

The sheer irony of this legislative maneuver is impossible to ignore.

During the 2024 presidential campaign, former Vice President Kamala Harris publicly boasted about owning a Glock herself for personal protection, even telling interviewers that anyone breaking into her house was going to be shot.

If she still owns it, she’s legally untouchable. Existing owners remain unaffected by the new regulations.

The restrictions apply primarily to future buyers, effectively........

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