{"id":2947,"date":"2026-07-06T23:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:08:15","slug":"california-almost-completely-ignores-recent-scotus-2a-ruling-while-defending-glock-ban-from-doj-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2947","title":{"rendered":"California Almost Completely Ignores Recent SCOTUS 2A Ruling While Defending Glock Ban From DOJ Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta appeared to brush off the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Wolford v. Lopez while defending the state\u2019s ban on Glock pistols.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2945\">REPORT: Buckingham Palace Withdraws Invitation For Prince Harry To Stay At Buckingham Palace<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Bonta refused to discuss a possible settlement with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit in federal court to invalidate the measure and California\u2019s \u201cUnsafe Handgun Act,\u201d seeking a temporary restraining order against the Glock ban, which Bonta opposed in a July 2 . In that filing, Bonta mentioned the high court\u2019s June 25 ruling only once in passing, while not addressing the major points of the  written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito. <strong>(RELATED: Biden Justice Really Worried Judges Might Actually Apply Second Amendment In Gun Cases)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAB 1127 was a reasonable legislative response to the growing spread of, and increasing accessibility to, what California law calls a \u2018pistol converter,\u2019 and what the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (U.S. ATF) calls \u2018machinegun conversion devices\u2019 or \u2018MCDs,\u2019\u201d Bonta\u2019s office argued before United States District Judge Anne Hwang of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, a Biden appointee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA semiautomatic pistol that can be readily converted into a machinegun with a 3-D printed pistol converter is thus a \u2018distinctively modern\u2019 problem,\u201d Bonta\u2019s office argued near the end of their filing, citing the Wolford decision and quoting its discussion of a previous Second Amendment case heard by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>California was the first state to enact a ban on the popular semi-automatic pistols when Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u00a0signed AB1127 into law in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBonta\u2019s opposition papers prove one thing: the various hardware bans of California and the other handful of antigun states are on borrowed time. The brief bends over backwards to not cite the Supreme Court\u2019s new\u00a0<em>Wolford<\/em>\u00a0ruling on the question of what an \u2018arm\u2019 is, because it makes clear that its arguments are untenable,\u201d Second Amendment Foundation Director of Legal Research and Education Konstadinos Moros told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cWhile Bonta argues a Glock is not even an arm, the Supreme Court just explained that an arm is\u00a0\u2018any\u00a0weapon customarily used for offensive or defensive purposes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2943\">Former College Basketball Player Kerr Kriisa Indicted On $2.2 Million Fraud Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope the court will rule accordingly, and issue the requested temporary restraining order against the Glock sales ban,\u201d Moros continued.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>More than 23 million Glock pistols have been sold worldwide and it has been a popular selection among both civilian and law enforcement users in the United States, according to Handguns magazine. <strong>(RELATED: Lawyer Who Won SCOTUS Marijuana-Gun Case Says Ruling Breathed \u2018New Life\u2019 Into Landmark 2A Ruling)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia politicians will stop at nothing to make it as difficult and expensive as possible to restrict the right to access popular modern firearms like the Glock, which even Kamala Harris claims she chose for her home defense firearm,\u201d California Rifle and Pistol Association President C.D. Michel told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConverting any firearm into a fully automatic firearm is already illegal, and so is possession of parts that can be used for that purpose,\u201d Michel continued. \u201cCalifornia law already prohibits access to the latest and safest firearm designs, depriving citizens of the ability to choose a handgun that is best suited for their individual circumstances. CRPA applauds the federal government\u2019s efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2941\">REPORT: World Economic Forum Founder Says He Found Listening Device In Home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta appeared to brush off a recent Supreme Court case while defending the state\u2019s ban on Glock pistols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,3013,3014,166,985,106,270,737,1178,3015,1473,602,26,1904,96,2657],"class_list":["post-2947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-2a","tag-ab1127","tag-c-d-michel","tag-california","tag-crpa","tag-department-of-justice","tag-doj","tag-glock","tag-glock-ban","tag-handgun-ban","tag-rob-bonta","tag-scotus","tag-second-amendment","tag-second-amendment-section","tag-supreme-court","tag-wolford-v-lopez"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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