Connecticut’s Democrat Gov. Signs Glock Ban Into Law

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed a ban on Glock and Glock-clones Tuesday, meaning three states now ban sales of the wildly popular handgun brand.

The three states are California, Connecticut, and Maryland.

California’s ban takes effect July 1, 2026. The CT Post noted that Connecticut’s ban will take effect October 1, 2026, and Breitbart News reported that Maryland’s ban will take effect January 1, 2027.

In all three states, the language of “convertible pistols” and/or “machinegun-convertible pistols” was used to carry the day and secure the bans. Democrats in California, Connecticut, and Maryland, fashioned the bans as a response to the use of “Glock Switches,” which already federally prohibited. (Such switches are plastic pieces that can be affixed to the rear of a Glock slide to make the pistol shoot full auto.)

In 2024, Chicago and Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety joined hands and led the way against Glock