Maryland Lawmakers Join Other Democrat-Run States with Glock Ban

FILE - A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File

On Wednesday, Maryland’s House of Representatives followed the state Senate’s lead and passed a ban on Glocks and other handguns Democrats describe as “machine gun convertible.”

Guns.com reported that the ban passed the House on a “92-39 vote,” having passed the Senate in March “in a 28-16 roll call.”

The ban focuses on a “cruciform trigger bar,” a focus which mirrors legislation Breitbart News noted is also being pushed by Connecticut Democrats.

California led the way with such a ban, and as the Golden State did this, Breitbart News pointed out that the Democrat-sponsored legislation was fashioned as a response to the use of “Glock Switches,” which are already illegal. “Glock switches” are federally prohibited plastic pieces that can be affixed to the rear of a Glock slide to make the pistol shoot full auto.

“Glock switches” are popular with gangs and street criminals, therefore California Democrats banned new sales of one the most popular handguns ever made, the Glock pistol. Connecticut Democrats followed their lead and now…Maryland Democrats are doing the same.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkinsa weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He holds a PhD in Military History with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. He enjoys reading Philosophy and novels by Jack Carr and Nelson DeMille. Follow him on X: @awrhawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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