Maryland lawmakers fast-track bill targeting Glock-style handguns

[mountaineer]

WBOC:

Maryland lawmakers fast-track bill targeting Glock-style handguns
    Kyle Orens
Apr 9, 2026
 Updated 14 hrs ago

A popular handgun could soon be outlawed in Maryland, as lawmakers in Annapolis pass legislation targeting Glocks.

The legislation focuses on what it calls "machine gun convertible pistols." While the word "Glock" is never explicitly mentioned, the bill targets semi-automatic pistols that use a cruciform trigger bar — a safety mechanism mainly found in Glocks. The feature is designed to limit the gun to a single round of fire and help prevent accidental discharge.

State lawmakers backing the bill argue these firearms can be easily converted into automatic weapons using common household tools, such as a screwdriver or electric drill.

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis bucked back, saying the state should not be singling out Glocks.

"Anybody with a working nomenclature of a weapon can modify that weapon from semi to fully automatic, like that," Lewis said. ...

[mountaineer]

Maryland Legislature Passes Bill Banning Machine Gun Convertible Pistols, Including Some Glocks, Sends It to Governor
by Luke McCoy   
April 8, 2026

Key Takeaways

    Maryland lawmakers passed Senate Bill 334, banning the manufacture and sale of ‘machine gun convertible pistols’ starting January 1, 2027.
    The bill targets semiautomatic pistols that can be converted into machine guns with basic tools, further restricting them beyond federal law.
    Exemptions include law enforcement officers and licensed dealers, while individuals may transfer these pistols only to family members.
    Violations lead to a misdemeanor with penalties up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
    The bill awaits action from Governor Moore, and the Maryland State Police will regulate and publish a list of prohibited pistols before the law takes effect.

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 334, legislation that will ban the manufacture, sale, purchase, and transfer of so-called “machine gun convertible pistols” in the state beginning January 1, 2027. The House gave final approval on April 8, 2026, passing the bill 92-39. The Senate had approved it 28-16 in March. The bill now heads to Governor Wes Moore’s desk. ...
https://www.usacarry.com/maryland-legislature-passes-bill-banning-machine-gun-convertible-pistols-including-some-glocks-sends-it-to-governor/

[Free Vulcan]

These Blue states don't seem to get that the 10th Amendment cuts both ways. Firearms are Federal territory due to the 2nd.

All their little laws are null and void.

[mountaineer]

That they seem to believe that effectively banning only one manufacturer is stunning. Of course, the stolen valor governor with presidential aspirations will sign it. 

[DefiantMassRINO]

Criminals don't follow laws.  This only effects law-abiding citizens.  Criminals will continue to use Glocks.

[Hoodat]

Glock-style?  What the heck does that mean?

[Smokin Joe]

If the conversion from semi-auto to full auto is so easy, give a legislator a semi-auto, tools, and half an hour. Let's see if they can do it.

All this "can be easily converted" BS gets tedious.

Yes, I know there are "glock switches" that are a pretty much drop in replacement, but that isn't what the article claimed. ("semiautomatic pistols that can be converted into machine guns with basic tools")

In theory, a section of drill collar could be converted into a howitzer (not sure how long it would last). But it's a mite more complicated than just a little arm waving and hocus pocus.

[MeganC]

Maryland Democrats need to act quickly to ban deadly Gangnam Style handguns. 

[Fishrrman]

Vulcan grumbles:
"All their little laws are null and void."

I usually agree with you on just about everything, but here I'll assert that you're wrong.
And I'll take the same stand in front of all the other pro-2nd Briefers as well.

That being, NONE of these gun-banning laws (usually for AR15's, but you're going to see them enacted for more and more "other" rifles, pistols and shotguns, as well) has yet been overturned.

Not the "SAFE Act" in New York
Not the Connecticut laws that were passed after the Sandy Hook shootings.
Not the Massachusetts laws.
Not the new Rhode Island law.
Looks like Maryland will soon have the same.

Why hasn't anyone succeeded with a federal challenge yet on ANY of them?
Has anyone even BROUGHT a federal suit against them?
Wake me up when that happens.

And here's another "Fishrrman fearless™" prediction:
In time, you're going to see similarly authoritarian laws in ALL of the blue states.
They're going to be in a rush to outdo one another.

You folks in the red (and purple) states just have no idea about the mindset of the blue states.
It's literally "a different world" in them...

[Smokin Joe]

Vulcan grumbles:
"All their little laws are null and void."

I usually agree with you on just about everything, but here I'll assert that you're wrong.
And I'll take the same stand in front of all the other pro-2nd Briefers as well.

That being, NONE of these gun-banning laws (usually for AR15's, but you're going to see them enacted for more and more "other" rifles, pistols and shotguns, as well) has yet been overturned.

Not the "SAFE Act" in New York
Not the Connecticut laws that were passed after the Sandy Hook shootings.
Not the Massachusetts laws.
Not the new Rhode Island law.
Looks like Maryland will soon have the same.

Why hasn't anyone succeeded with a federal challenge yet on ANY of them?
Has anyone even BROUGHT a federal suit against them?
Wake me up when that happens.

And here's another "Fishrrman fearless™" prediction:
In time, you're going to see similarly authoritarian laws in ALL of the blue states.
They're going to be in a rush to outdo one another.

You folks in the red (and purple) states just have no idea about the mindset of the blue states.
It's literally "a different world" in them...

Actually, the whole coast is very different from the Northern Plains (Minnesota doesn't count).

We had the foresight to remove the family arms from the People's Republic of Maryland, years ago.

[MeganC]

Vulcan grumbles:
"All their little laws are null and void."

I usually agree with you on just about everything, but here I'll assert that you're wrong.
And I'll take the same stand in front of all the other pro-2nd Briefers as well.

That being, NONE of these gun-banning laws (usually for AR15's, but you're going to see them enacted for more and more "other" rifles, pistols and shotguns, as well) has yet been overturned.

Not the "SAFE Act" in New York
Not the Connecticut laws that were passed after the Sandy Hook shootings.
Not the Massachusetts laws.
Not the new Rhode Island law.
Looks like Maryland will soon have the same.

Why hasn't anyone succeeded with a federal challenge yet on ANY of them?
Has anyone even BROUGHT a federal suit against them?
Wake me up when that happens.

And here's another "Fishrrman fearless™" prediction:
In time, you're going to see similarly authoritarian laws in ALL of the blue states.
They're going to be in a rush to outdo one another.

You folks in the red (and purple) states just have no idea about the mindset of the blue states.
It's literally "a different world" in them...

I imagine  it won't be long before the Dems bring back their beloved slavery and have the courts ignore the subject.

May as well, right? I mean since the Constitution is irrelevant when the Dems don't like it then they may as well take a run at getting slavery back.

[mountaineer]

I imagine  it won't be long before the Dems bring back their beloved slavery and have the courts ignore the subject.

May as well, right? I mean since the Constitution is irrelevant when the Dems don't like it then they may as well take a run at getting slavery back.

I fear you're right.