Published July 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM ET · Updated July 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM ET
California tells a court Glock-style pistols lack Second Amendment protection
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California has argued in court that Glock-style pistols are not protected under the Second Amendment. The state is pressing the position in ongoing litigation over firearm regulations.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Caetano held the Second Amendment extends to all bearable arms, including arms not existing at the founding, and a weapon does not lose protection merely for being called unusual. Heller confirmed an individual right to keep handguns for self-defense. California's claim that widely owned Glock-style pistols fall outside protection runs against both holdings, since those firearms are plainly in common use for self-defense.
District of Columbia v. Heller 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
Vote: 5-4 · Opinion: Scalia
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia and to use it for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home.
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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