Legislators jammed through an aggressive and likely unconstitutional gun ban in Connecticut last night, making the "Constitution State" a no-go destination for popular semi-auto pistols.
Although its actual legal language is ambiguous, the Connecticut Senate passed bill H5043 by a 22-11 margin in a largely party-line vote to ban Glock-type handguns in the state. The measure passed the state’s House in an earlier 86-64 vote, which means it now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont.
The governor has already called the bill a priority, making it almost certain to stumble into law.
At the core of the new legislation is a broad and ill-defined ban on "any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar" that could be modified to fire full-auto, regardless of the manufacturer’s intent or the practical functionality of such a modification.
In short, the law targets the world’s most common semi-auto handguns with a tailor-made ban.
Although its actual legal language is ambiguous, the Connecticut Senate passed bill H5043 by a 22-11 margin in a largely party-line vote to ban Glock-type handguns in the state. The measure passed the state’s House in an earlier 86-64 vote, which means it now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont.
The governor has already called the bill a priority, making it almost certain to stumble into law.
At the core of the new legislation is a broad and ill-defined ban on "any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar" that could be modified to fire full-auto, regardless of the manufacturer’s intent or the practical functionality of such a modification.
In short, the law targets the world’s most common semi-auto handguns with a tailor-made ban.