Another Democrat-Led Glock Ban Hits Legal Quicksand

The National Shooting Sports Foundation declared Thursday it would challenge Connecticut’s ban on Glock pistols in court.

Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed HB5043, the legislation targeting so-called “machine gun convertible pistols” into law Wednesday, according to the Connecticut General Assembly’s website. NSSF Senior Vice President & General Counsel Lawrence Keene accused the governor of failing to address the criminal actions of those who use so-called “Glock switches” in violation of the law in a release announcing the group’s plans.

“This 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,” Keene said. “Instead of enforcing the law and holding these criminals accountable, Connecticut’s 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’s Heller decision clearly holds violates the U.S. Constitution. Governor Lamont knew this yet didn’t hesitate to trample on the Second Amendment.”

A NSSF spokesperson told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation the group was lining up potential plaintiffs before filing the lawsuit. The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation sued