{"id":2672728,"date":"2026-09-29T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instead-of-enforcing-the-law-dem-connecticut-faces-2a-court-fight-with-major-gun-maker-for-banning-popular-pistol\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:02:51","slug":"instead-of-enforcing-the-law-dem-connecticut-faces-2a-court-fight-with-major-gun-maker-for-banning-popular-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instead-of-enforcing-the-law-dem-connecticut-faces-2a-court-fight-with-major-gun-maker-for-banning-popular-pistol\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Instead of Enforcing the Law&#8217;: Dem Connecticut Faces 2A Court Fight with Major Gun Maker for Banning Popular Pistol"},"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\">38<\/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%2Finstead-of-enforcing-the-law-dem-connecticut-faces-2a-court-fight-with-major-gun-maker-for-banning-popular-pistol%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=2672728&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>Glock adn the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have filed lawsuits too challenge Connecticut\u2019s law banning certain Glock pistols.The legislation was signed into law by Governor ned Lamont in May and aims to prohibit \u201cGlock switches,\u201d devices alleged to convert Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons. Both Glock and NSSF argue that the law infringes upon Second amendment rights and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-sheriffs-refuse-to-aggressively-enforce-new-gun-control-law\/\" title=\"New York Sheriffs Refuse to Aggressively Enforce New Gun Control Law\">targets law-abiding citizens<\/a> rather than criminal activities. supporters of the law claim that these switches are used to illegally modify firearms for automatic firing, but research indicates such modifications are rare and less deadly than other hazards like lightning strikes. The cases are filed in federal court, with industry representatives criticizing the legislation as unconstitutional and politically motivated.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Glock and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) sued to block Connecticut\u2019s ban on the manufacturer\u2019s popular pistols Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed the legislation into law in May, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&#038;which_year=2026&#038;bill_num=HB5043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the Connecticut General Assembly\u2019s website, with both the NSSF and gun-rights groups vowing to challenge the ban. <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ctd.173033\/gov.uscourts.ctd.173033.1.0.pdf\">Glock<\/a> and <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nssfpdf.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/Verified+Complaint.pdf\">NSSF<\/a> filed separate suits Monday, both in federal court. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThis law, and similar laws passed in other states, punishes law-abiding citizens by infringing on their Second Amendment rights to legally obtain the firearms they choose to protect themselves and their families against criminals who, by definition, have no respect for life or law,\u201d NSSF Senior Vice President Lawrence Keane said in a <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-challenges-connecticuts-unconstitutional-ban-on-popular-striker-fired-handguns\/\">statement<\/a> the firearms trade industry group referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cInstead of enforcing the law and holding these criminals accountable, Connecticut\u2019s elected officials pander to gun control donors and antigun special interests to scapegoat the industry and ban an entire class of ordinary firearms, which the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s <i><em class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textItalic\">Heller<\/em><\/i>  decision clearly holds violates the U.S. Constitution. Governor Lamont knew this yet didn\u2019t hesitate to trample on the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">An attorney representing Glock did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Supporters of the ban claimed that so-called \u201cGlock switches\u201d were used to illegally convert Glock pistols into machine guns, labeling them \u201cmachine gun convertible pistols\u201d in the legislation. Under current <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/922\">federal law<\/a>, 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 <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/NationalFirearmsActOf1934\/National_Firearms_Act_of_1934_text.pdf\">National Firearms Act<\/a> of 1934.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Glock pistols are widely recognized for their popularity in the United States, and frequently featured in rankings of top-selling firearms by publications such as <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guns.com\/news\/2020\/12\/29\/top-selling-pistols-on-gunscom-in-2020\">Guns<\/a> and <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsandammo.com\/editorial\/top-selling-guns-april-2024\/497152\">Guns and Ammo<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\"><a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2026\/05\/how-many-people-have-been-murdered-with-glock-style-guns-using-glock-switches-about-40-total-over-five-years\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFmJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhSlBFRms2aWZZTndwQk9qc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiyuFPzS-eO2xgXJh2SMPtm9I45OdQ99Qh6Kc_y3FxK8muBqNaEFjZ5EkbGa_aem_bZwFn3J2HKYtm_ZgHqZjdA\">Research<\/a> by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) showed that murders with illegally modified Glocks were rarer than fatal lightning strikes. By comparison, the National Weather Service <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/safety\/lightning-fatalities\">confirmed<\/a> 81 fatal lightning strikes since the start of 2021 and confirmed 40 fatal lightning strikes in 2016 alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe total that we have so far found is 40 murders from 17 attacks where someone was murdered,\u201d the CPRC article said, adding that while they attempted to do an \u201cexhaustive search,\u201d it was possible there were other killings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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