{"id":2639279,"date":"2026-08-02T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-ag-travels-to-the-woke-temple-in-search-of-anti-gun-law-firms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T14:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:23:02","slug":"dem-ag-travels-to-the-woke-temple-in-search-of-anti-gun-law-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-ag-travels-to-the-woke-temple-in-search-of-anti-gun-law-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem AG Travels to the Woke Temple in Search of Anti-Gun Law Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-ag-travels-to-the-woke-temple-in-search-of-anti-gun-law-firms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2639279&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Connecticut Attorney General William Tong\u2019s initiative to seek legal assistance for suing gun companies, emphasizing a focus on diversity in the selection process. The state&#8217;s Request for Proposals (RFP) requests firms to demonstrate efforts to promote workforce diversity across all professional levels. Additionally, Connecticut has enacted legislation banning certain Glocks, labeling them as \u201cmachine gun convertible pistols,\u201d though this law faces legal challenges from pro-Second Amendment groups claiming it is unconstitutional. The increasing litigation around firearms has surged following the Supreme Court\u2019s June 2022 decision that limited automatic restrictions on gun permits. Several states, including Minnesota, New Jersey, and Maryland, have filed lawsuits against Glock over controversial \u201cswitch\u201d devices that modify firearm capabilities. The article highlights the ongoing legal battles over firearm regulation and manufacturers\u2019 accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Connecticut Attorney General William Tong\u2019s office is seeking free help to sue gun companies, according to a July 17 request for proposals \u2014 but the document has a weird criterion for picking out who he wants to work with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/ag\/rfps\/2026\/rfp_2026-03_re_gun_violence_prevention_addendum_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFP<\/a> from Tong\u2019s office included some unusual requests, including asking firms to explain their efforts to promote \u201cdiversity,\u201d listing \u201cWorkforce diversity, as evidence by the contractor\u2019s current workforce diversity and its explanation of its current diversity and any plans or efforts it describes to improve or broaden its diversity\u201d as one of its selection criteria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed HB5043, the legislation banning Glocks by labeling them as \u201cmachine gun convertible pistols\u201d into on law May 26, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&#038;which_year=2026&#038;bill_num=HB5043\">according<\/a> to the Connecticut General Assembly\u2019s website. Pro-Second Amendment organizations filed suit to block the legislation almost immediately, arguing that its blanket ban on the popular semiautomatic pistols was unconstitutional. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cDiscuss the extent to which your workforce, at the attorney level, at the other professional staff level, and at the other support staff level, reflects or does not reflect the diversity of your community and its surrounding area,\u201d the proposal states. \u201cTo the extent that your workforce does not fully reflect the diversity of your community, discuss and explain the action, if any, you have taken and are taking to achieve staffing that is more reflective of the diversity of your community and the results of those efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe State of Connecticut, Office of the Attorney General (\u2018OAG\u2019), is seeking proposals to provide certain legal services to the State of Connecticut, under the strict supervision of the ATTORNEY GENERAL, with investigations, potential litigation and legislative proposals concerning gun violence prevention matters and firearms industry accountability,\u201d the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/ag\/rfps\/2026\/rfp_2026-03_re_gun_violence_prevention_addendum_1.pdf\">document<\/a> says, adding a list of services that would be provided, preferably on a pro bono basis, although it did allow for \u201chourly fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Tong did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Firearms litigation has exploded since the Supreme Court\u2019s June 2022 <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/597\/20-843\/\">decision<\/a> in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which invalidated the Empire State\u2019s \u201cdiscretionary\u201d system for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-gun-law-starts-in-new-york\/\" title=\"New gun ... starts in New York\">issuing concealed carry permits<\/a>. Since the 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court handed pro-Second Amendment organizations victories in Wolford v. Lopez and Hemani v. United States, while the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an \u201cen banc\u201d <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.nationbuilder.com\/firearmspolicycoalition\/pages\/6504\/attachments\/original\/1784307428\/2026.07.17_125_OPINION.pdf?1784307428\">ruling<\/a> that invalidated the ban on modern semiautomatic firearms passed by New Jersey on July 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In addition to trying to ban Glocks and similar pistols over the use of so-called \u201cGlock switches,\u201d some states are suing the manufacturer. <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.state.mn.us\/Office\/Communications\/2024\/12\/12_Glock.asp\">Minnesota<\/a> and <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.njoag.gov\/attorney-general-platkin-sues-glock-for-design-and-sale-of-guns-switchable-to-machine-gun-configuration\/\">New Jersey<\/a> filed their suits in December 2024, while <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/marylandmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025.02.12-Final-Baltimore-Maryland-Glock-Complaint.pdf\">Maryland<\/a> filed suit in February 2025. 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