Published July 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM ET · Updated July 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM ET
California argues its Glock ban does not violate the Second Amendment
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California is defending its ban on Glock handguns in court, arguing the restriction does not violate the Second Amendment. The state maintains the ban is constitutional.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Because a Glock is a bearable arm covered by the Second Amendment's plain text, Bruen requires California to justify its ban with a historical tradition of comparable regulation. Caetano reinforces this: the amendment reaches all bearable arms in common use, even arms that did not exist at the founding, so California cannot sustain the ban simply by deeming the weapon unusual.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Kevin P. Bruen, Superintendent of New York State Police 597 U.S. 1 (2022)
Vote: 6-3 · Opinion: Thomas
New York's requirement that applicants demonstrate 'proper cause' — a special need for self-protection distinguishable from the general community — to obtain an unrestricted public-carry license violates the Fourteenth Amendment by preventing law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment…
Jaime Caetano v. Massachusetts 577 U.S. 411 (2016)
Vote: Unanimous per curiam (8-member Court, post-Scalia); no recorded vote split · Opinion: Per curiam (unsigned)
Summarily vacating the SJC's judgment without briefing on the merits or oral argument, the Court held that each of the SJC's three rationales contradicted Heller: the Second Amendment extends prima facie to all bearable arms, including those not in existence at the founding; 'unusual' cannot be equated with 'not in common use in 1789';…
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