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BumRushDaShow

(162,418 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 01:58 PM Oct 14

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law banning Glock pistols in California

Source: USA Today

Updated Oct. 14, 2025, 1:16 p.m. ET


California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning sales of one of the most popular types of handgun in the United States. Assembly Bill 1127, authored by state Assembly Members Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, and Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, were signed by the governor on Oct. 10.

The law bans new sales of "semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to a fully automatic machine gun with the use of a simple 'switch,'" according to a statement from Gabriel's office. It covers handguns manufactured by Glock, as well as similarly designed pistols, that use a "cruciform trigger bar," which lawmakers said makes them easily convertible to fully automatic fire.

What is banned in the new law?

The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, bars firearms dealers from selling Glock-style handguns. It includes exemptions for law enforcement officials, and private party sales of the weapons will remain legal. Dealers will be permitted to sell Glock-style guns they received prior to Jan. 1.

Why are Glocks banned in California?

The bill's authors argue that although the easy conversion of Glock-style handguns into machine guns has been known for decades, firearm manufacturers have failed to address it.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/14/california-gov-gavin-newsom-signs-law-banning-glock-pistols/86685136007/

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law banning Glock pistols in California (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 14 OP
Thomas court will strike it down Miguelito Loveless Oct 14 #1
100% nt Blasphemer Oct 15 #7
Pretty sure that the gun nuts started stockpiling Glocks as soon as they heard the news. That's truly pathological. Dave Bowman Oct 14 #2
Exactly popsdenver Oct 14 #3
Post removed Post removed Oct 14 #4
I guess that Post Removed proved my point. Dave Bowman Oct 14 #6
Write it the same way the States wrote laws attacking porn. cstanleytech Oct 14 #5
This is really not a problem DenaliDemocrat Oct 15 #8
Glocks make me think of Nazis and their rise to power in Germany. The very name strikes fear in me. CTyankee Oct 15 #9

Dave Bowman

(6,126 posts)
2. Pretty sure that the gun nuts started stockpiling Glocks as soon as they heard the news. That's truly pathological.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:12 PM
Oct 14

popsdenver

(838 posts)
3. Exactly
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:44 PM
Oct 14

it will cause a surge in sale of Glock handguns........The manufacturer is ecstatic...............

I have heard that anyone can buy, on the black market, three small parts to install on their AR15? M16? Assault Weapons to make it full automatic.......

Response to Dave Bowman (Reply #2)

DenaliDemocrat

(1,714 posts)
8. This is really not a problem
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 06:21 AM
Oct 15

Nobody really does this. It’s difficult to do, and the end result is a wildly dangerous, inaccurate, and unreliable gun.

This just gives more power to the NRA crowd. Glocks are highly popular guns.

CTyankee

(67,444 posts)
9. Glocks make me think of Nazis and their rise to power in Germany. The very name strikes fear in me.
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 05:37 PM
Oct 15

It really COULD happen here and I have bad dreams....

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