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Last week, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation banning Glock-style pistols, a move that was immediately condemned by the National Rifle Association (NRA) as a direct assault on the Second Amendment rights of Connecticut residents.
“Connecticut’s ridiculous Glock-style pistol ban is nothing less than a direct attack on the most commonly owned, lawfully carried handguns in America,” said John Commerford, Executive Director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action. “Throughout the country, progressive politicians are launching a coordinated national assault on our Second Amendment rights. They aren’t targeting criminals; they’re criminalizing law-abiding citizens by banning the very firearms millions of Americans depend on every day for self-defense.”
On the same day Lamont took action, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill effectively banning the sale of Glock firearms in his state. Maryland and Connecticut join California as the third state to recently enact such a ban. New York and Illinois are weighing similar measures.
“It’s out of control,” NRA Director of Public Affairs Justin Davis told CDM’s Founder, L. Todd Wood, in an interview.
Glocks are extremely common, with roughly 15–20 million in circulation in the U.S., making them one of the most popular handguns in the country — comparable to a Honda Civic in ubiquity. Davis compared banning Glocks to prevent crime to banning Honda Civics to stop drunk driving.
Banning Glocks fails the “common use” test under Second Amendment precedent, Davis added, but that doesn’t seem to matter to blue-state governors and lawmakers who are “trying to strip people’s ability to own Glocks.”
He said the ban amounts to a “direct assault on the Second Amendment” based on a flawed rationale about “Glock switches” (illegal auto-sears that convert semi-automatic pistols to full-auto). These devices are already heavily restricted under federal law, carrying up to 10 years in prison for possession and 30+ years plus massive fines (upwards of $250,000) if used in a crime.
The real problem, Davis argued, stems from prosecutors in blue states failing to go after career criminals in cities with soft-on-crime policies — not from law-abiding Glock owners. He called Connecticut’s ban unconstitutional, noting it unfairly targets a single manufacturer/design for being “unusually dangerous.”
Davis said this kind of legislation is being driven by Bloomberg-backed groups seeking easy “wins” in deep-blue states (CT, NY, MA, CA) for fundraising and incremental erosion of gun rights. Having failed at the federal level to repeal protections like the PLCAA (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act), they are now reviving 1980s-style attacks on Glock specifically.
The NRA has promised imminent legal action in court. The organization is fighting these bans aggressively because, as Davis emphasized, “Your Second Amendment rights do not stop at state lines.”
Broader priorities include defending rights in all 50 states, managing dozens of active court cases, pushing constitutional carry where possible, and preparing for the 2026 elections to prevent anti-gun majorities.
Lawmakers pushing these bans often lack basic firearms knowledge. The real solution, Davis said, is enforcing existing laws against criminals — not disarming responsible owners.
"Your Second Amendment rights do not stop at state lines," promised Davis. "Because if the anti-gun Democrats are able to take over the House and the Senate, they will be steamrolling these types of Glock bans, assault weapons bans or so-called "assault weapons" bans, magazine bans, waiting periods, you name it. They will have carte blanche to do that as much as they want."
“We have to make sure we’re stopping that before it happens,” said Davis, urging people to get actively involved with the NRA to help protect Second Amendment rights.
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