San Diego firearms advocates file lawsuit challenging Glock sale ban

A pile of guns in a box Photo courtesy San Diego County Sheriff s Department Days after the signing of a new state law that bans the sale or transfer of Glock and Glock-style handguns firearms advocates filed a lawsuit in San Diego federal court this week challenging the ban Assembly Bill which was signed by Gov Gavin Newsom on Friday bars California firearms dealers from selling semi-automatic firearms that include a cruciform trigger bar which lawmakers behind the bill say allows semi-automatic guns to be converted into fully automatic weapons The law takes effect next year On Monday a complaint was filed challenging the new law which it states is flagrantly unconstitutional The complaint cites scenario law stating that weapons in common use at the time are protected by the Second Amendment and that the guns targeted by the ban are among the most of popular firearms in the nation Plaintiffs in the affair include national organizations like the National Rifle Association of America Firearms Initiative Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation along with local plaintiffs including firearms retailer Poway Weapons Gear and its president John Phillips as well as San Diego County resident Danielle Jaymes The Constitution does not allow elitist politicians to decide which constitutionally protected guns the people may own and California doesn t get to tell people that their rights end where Gov Newsom s tyrannical anti- Second Amendment politics begin Brandon Combs president of the Firearms Protocol Coalition reported in a declaration Every American has a right to choose the tools they trust to defend their lives and liberty