By Mike McDaniel
On March 30, 2024, I posted Blue gun grabbers go after Glock. It was the story of 13 blue Democrat Attorneys General who sent a letter to Glock in support of Chicago’s lawsuit against the company over “Glock switches,” add on devices that allow fully automatic fire. Glock does market the G18, an automatic version of the semiautomatic G17, but only to the military and law enforcement.
On February 23, 2025 I posted The Glock switch distraction, which outlined the issues relating to Glock switches. It explains how anti-liberty/gun cracktivists are trying to use the issue to negate the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which prevents nuisance suits against gun makers.
Graphic: Glock Switch, ATF, Public Domain
On October 18, 2025 I posted Newsom blocks Glock, a report on California’s ban on Glock, and similar, handguns. A blatant violation of the Second Amendment, sure to be eventually overturned, it’s an attempt by Newsom to throw red meat to the Democrat base as prelude to a 2028 presidential run.
Chicago’s suit and similar blue efforts are continuing attempts to get around the PLCAA. Newsom’s Glock ban is likewise an attempt to encourage other blue states to ban Glocks, among the most popular handguns made. A successful ban of any make or model of commonly owned handgun could open the flood gates to banning them all, particularly if the Supreme Court was packed or otherwise overrun by leftists.
In response, Glock, which has long marketed a wide range of model across all calibers, has announced it is discontinuing most of them:
G17 – Gen4, G17 MOS – Gen4 | Gen5, G17L – Classic | Gen3, G17L MOS – Gen5, G19 – Gen4, G19 MOS – Gen4, G20 – Gen3 | Gen4, G21 – Gen3 | Gen4, G21SF, G22 – Gen3 | Gen4 | Gen5, G22 MOS – Gen5, G23 – Gen4, G24, G26 – Gen4, G27 – Gen3 | Gen 4 | Gen5, G29 – Gen3 | Gen 4 | Gen5, G29SF, G30 – Gen3 | Gen 4 | Gen5, G31 – Gen3 | Gen4, G32 – Gen3 | Gen4, G33 – Gen3 | Gen4, G34 – Gen3 | Gen4, G34 MOS – Gen4 | Gen5, G35 – Gen3 | Gen4, G35 MOS – Gen4, G36, G36 FGR, G37 – Gen3 | Gen4, G38, G39, G40 MOS – Gen4, G41 – Gen4, G41 MOS – Gen4 and G49
Glock explains—sort of:
full story at https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/glock_adjusts.html