In United States v. Alsenat, the Eleventh Circuit upheld a conviction involving machinegun conversion devices. Sean Maloney warns that the deeper danger is the “accessory” framing used below, which could let courts deconstruct the Second Amendment one firearm part at a time.
Connecticut lawmakers have sent HB 5043, the state’s Glock-style “convertible pistol” ban, to Gov. Ned Lamont. NAGR is urging gun owners to demand a veto.
The Connecticut House passed HB 5043, a bill targeting Glock-style handguns and other striker-fired pistols lawmakers claim can be illegally converted with auto sears. The measure now heads to the Senate.
The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that machine guns are not protected by the Second Amendment, affirming the conviction in United States v. Alsenat and leaning heavily on Heller.
Maryland lawmakers have advanced legislation targeting many Glock pistols and Glock-style handguns, a move gun rights advocates say attacks some of the most common firearms in America. If enacted, the measure would restrict future sales and transfers of covered pistols beginning in 2027 and could spark a major Second Amendment court fight.
Seattle is suing GLOCK and local gun shops over banned “switches,” blaming the manufacturer for criminals illegally modifying pistols. That key fact hasn’t stopped the city from twisting the law into a political weapon against lawful businesses.
Behind California politician’s surface talk of cracking down on “machinegun conversion devices” is a targeted attack on some of the most popular and widely owned pistols in the country
States across the political spectrum are enacting laws to ban Glock switches—small devices that convert pistols into machineguns.