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California Defends Glock Pistol Ban in Federal Court Filing
State officials filed a response opposing a temporary restraining order sought by the Department of Justice. The filing addressed a state law restricting certain semiautomatic pistols and referenced a recent Supreme Court decision once in passing.
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California officials opposed a Department of Justice request for a temporary restraining order against the state's ban on certain Glock pistols. The filing was submitted July 2 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Officials described the measure as addressing what state law calls pistol converters and what federal authorities term machinegun conversion devices.
Lopez only once. It did not address the opinion's discussion of what constitutes an arm under the Second Amendment. State officials argued that a semiautomatic pistol readily convertible into a machinegun presents a distinctively modern regulatory issue. The filing cited the Wolford decision in support of that position.
Background on the Law California enacted the pistol restrictions in October 2025.
The Department of Justice later filed suit seeking to invalidate both the Glock-related measure and the state's Unsafe Handgun Act. The Department of Justice had sought discussions on a possible settlement before filing the suit. State officials declined to engage in those discussions.
