Posted on 10/01/2026 9:32:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
A federal judge issued an injunction blocking Connecticut from enforcing a ban on Glock pistols Wednesday.
Glock and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) sued to block Connecticut’s ban on the manufacturer’s popular pistols, which Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law in May. United States District Judge Kari A. Dooley of the District of Connecticut, a Trump appointee, said that the state’s ban failed the test established by the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen.
“The Defendants offer no adequate explanation as to how the sale of a firearm manufactured on September 30, 2026 needs no safety regulation but the same firearm manufactured 24 hours later is sufficiently dangerous so as to be properly restricted and regulated by the state,” Dooley wrote. “Accordingly, on the present record, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing a likelihood of success on the merits. The statute is presumptively unconstitutional, and Defendants have not met their burden of demonstrating that the statute is consistent with our nation’s history of firearms regulation.”
Notes that the Second Circuit specifically cited the Glock 17 in providing alternatives to justify why an AWB was OK.
(I bet antigun circuits stop giving examples like this from now on and just say "handguns" vaguely instead lol) pic.twitter.com/QsEIzSgWl8
— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) September 30, 2026 Connecticut Democrats, who pushed the ban, condemned the ruling in statements released Wednesday.
“Connecticut does not agree with the Court and will continue to defend the law,” Democratic Attorney General William Tong said in a statement to a local media outlet.
“A Trump-appointed judge’s tortured interpretation of the Second Amendment won’t deter us from our sworn constitutional responsibility to protect our citizen,” Democratic state Sens. Martin Looney and Bob Duff said in a post on X.
Supporters of the ban claimed that so-called “Glock switches” were used to illegally convert Glock pistols into machine guns, labeling them “machine gun convertible pistols” in the legislation. Under current federal law, it is illegal to possess or manufacture a fully-automatic firearm that is not registered or authorized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the provisions of the National Firearms Act of 1934.
“Connecticut conceded this law implicates the text of the Second Amendment, and it is therefore presumptively unconstitutional,” NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane said. “This is the correct decision to put a hold on this law while the Court can hear arguments exposing the constitutional flaws that grossly trample on the fundamental rights of law-abiding citizens.”
“Connecticut’s gun control politicians believe there are no bounds when it comes to the infringing on the Second Amendment,” Keane continued. “The reality is this: the Second Amendment is not a second-class right.”
Dear FRiends,
We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.
If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you,
Jim
Boy, those MFing gun grabbers just don’t quit do they. SMH
Makes you wonder why the want us defenseless.
Makes you wonder why the want us defenseless.
Anyone else remember “Saturday Night Specials” ban from the ‘70s?
The mythical cheap revolver that never existed.
The mythical cheap revolver that never existed.
Only in a Lynyrd Skynyrd song.
“Democratic state Sens. Martin Looney” Enough said.
And then they tried to ban all handguns claiming they weren't protected by the Second Amendment because they weren't standard infantry small arms.
Tong, Looney and Duff (what’s in a name?)..FU!
Which makes clear that the intent is that you can't own any firearm.
I remember those days. You could buy one for $12. Junk.
The democrats have been trying to get guns registered since 1962 when Thomas J. Dodd and Emanual Cellar called for the registration of Handgun ONLY! “Rifles will not be affected!”
.
1962-Call for Handgun registration ONLY! “Rifles will not be affected”.
1963-Call for registration of All guns and a ban on 5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles!
1968-Got a ban on small foreign handguns and 5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles.
1971 Call for Ban on small American handguns. “Rifles will not be affected!”
1975 Call for Ban on all handguns. “Rifles will not be affected!”
1981 Actress Lee Grant on ABC’s Good Morning America pokes holes in the air and yells...
“THE NRA IS A RIFLE ORGANIZATION! THEY SHOULD GIVE UP THEIR HANDGUNS AND THEY CAN KEEP THEIR RIFLES!”
1984 They came for the rifles.
1994 Ten year “ban” on “a-s-s-ault rifles”.
2000 Call to ban single shot .50 cal rifles.
Now, in 2025 they are back to the 1964 demands for MORE GUN CONTROL on COMMON 4- shot BOLT ACTION RIFLES. (Charlie Kirk shooting)
Rest assured if they get a ban on semi-auto rifles, they will be back for handguns , and more and more.
The copy messed up this quote:
Kostas Moros
@MorosKostas
·
Follow
Notes that the Second Circuit specifically cited the Glock 17 in providing alternatives to justify why an AWB was OK.
(I bet antigun circuits stop giving examples like this from now on and just say “handguns” vaguely instead lol)
“Boy, those MFing gun grabbers just don’t quit do they.”
Liberals never quit, on any subject. This is the only one they haven’t really won...yet. I give it 25 years, when they have enough foreigners in Congress and state governments, they will win this one, too.
Iran Has “gun control.”
The idiot maggots in Hartford somehow think Glock makes the Glock switches.
Ha! I actually had one of them - a 22LR Jennings semi-auto. It was light years more reliable that the Charter Arms Explorer 11 AR7 pistol which was the worst POS it was ever my misfortune to own. IIRC correctly they used to manufacture them in Orange County CA of all places and the gun grabbers referred to it is the “Ring of Fire” to alarm people. Some states, like HI I think, were able to ban them by using a higher melt point than the cheap pot metal would withstand.
Gun control is hitting your target. Anything else is tyranny.
While these jack wagons conveniently forget or ignore Federalist 46 which explicitly shows the Founders wanted the citizens to have "millitary " small arms so that they could defend the Country from both external AND internal threats.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.