Letter to the Editor in Connecticut Asks Question No One Seems Interested in Answering
By Tom Knighton | 2:29 PM | May 15, 2026
Connecticut passed its Glock ban, which doesn't just impact Glocks. They did it, as per usual, in the name of public safety, all while failing to ignore the facts that criminals aren't supposed to have guns in the first place and that the full-auto switches are illegal to buy, own, or possess without very specific licenses that most people will never have.
They passed it just the same.
In Connecticut, though, one letter to the editor took issue with a bit of hate thrown at a state lawmaker because of a simple question that no one seems interested in answering.
I was disappointed to see criticism of Representative Mitch Bolinsky for voting against Connecticut’s proposed Glock ban. Whether someone supports or opposes gun control generally, this particular proposal deserves honest scrutiny.
Connecticut already has a 10-round magazine limit. Supporters of the bill argue the ban improves public safety because certain pistols could theoretically be converted to automatic fire with illegal aftermarket devices. But those conversion devices are already illegal under federal law, and automatic weapons themselves are already heavily prohibited.
The practical question is simple: how much additional safety is actually gained?
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