Posted on 03/30/2026 11:56:04 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper
Connecticut already has some of the toughest gun restrictions in the country, and a new bill advancing in the state legislature targets Glocks and Glock clones.
Backed by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D), state House Bill 5043 advances a ban on popular handguns that have been on the market for over 40 years and are commonly used for lawful self-defense. The measure, advanced last week in a partisan vote of the House Judiciary Committee, ambiguously bans the future manufacture, sale, and importation into the state of "convertible pistols" defined as "any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar" that could potentially be adapted to fire full auto through the use of a switch or insert.
The cruciform trigger bar is a hallmark of Glock's design and is emulated by similar pistols marketed by Shadow Systems and others.
Those found in violation could face a Class D felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and fines up to $5,000.
(Excerpt) Read more at guns.com ...
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Yes, the seer pin.
The irony......
The Supreme Court will probably step in fast since they hate being ignored.
Yep - they call them trigger mechanisms in Glocks “auto sears” but the idiotic law would also ban classics like original 1911’s and many others manufactured pre-1968. 90% of my collection would become illegal in Connecticut...
I believe that the CSP carries Dig Sauer weapons but were/are looking at changing to Glock 9mm weapons
My Nutmegger ancestors are spinning.
Are there a lot of “gang-bangers” in Connecticut?
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