Maryland Governor Signs Glock Ban, NRA Sues Immediately
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a new gun law on Tuesday that targets a broad class of pistols, including Glock and Glock-style handguns. The measure, Senate Bill 334, bars the manufacture, purchase, sale, offer for sale, receipt, or transfer of certain pistols that lawmakers say can be easily converted into machine-gun type weapons.
The bill has already triggered a federal lawsuit. The NRA, along with two other gun rights groups, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Maryland the same day Moore signed it. The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the law and declare SB334 unconstitutional.
According to WBFF News, the lawsuit names Moore, Attorney General Anthony Brown, and Maryland State Police Acting Superintendent Michael Jackson. The law would not take effect until on or after Jan. 1, 2027, but gun owners and retailers are already facing uncertainty about what comes next.
The state law does include an exemption for active and retired law enforcement. That detail has drawn attention from critics, who say the measure puts ordinary citizens in the crosshairs while leaving police and former police untouched. Violations could bring up to three years in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.
NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford said, “NRA is not going to stand back and let Governor Moore limit the self-defense options and the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens across the great state of Maryland,”
The NRA says the law reaches too far and crosses a constitutional line. Gun rights advocates argue that the state is targeting one of the most common handguns in America, not some rare niche weapon. That is a big reason this fight moved fast.
The legal challenge now puts Maryland in the middle of a new test case over gun restrictions and the limits of state power. The court will have to sort out whether the law is a narrow safety measure or an unconstitutional ban on a widely owned firearm.
Here is the NRA’s post announcing the lawsuit:
https://x.com/NRA/status/2059355792566878689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Critics also blasted the move online, saying the state is punishing law-abiding gun owners while violent crime remains a major concern.
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2059692299735699904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Another post framed the bill as a full-on Glock ban and said the restriction would hit self-defense users across the state.
https://x.com/RightScopee/status/2059804907570385391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
For now, the law is signed, the lawsuit is filed, and the fight is heading straight into federal court.