DOJ warns California over ‘Glock Ban’

The DOJ, through Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, has warned California that Assembly Bill 1127—which bans the retail sale of Glock-style handguns due to concerns about trigger conversion kits—violates the Second Amendment, with plans to file a federal lawsuit if enforcement continues. The Hill's reporting is sourced from a named DOJ official and bylined to Ashleigh Fields, a recognized reporter for the outlet, and is corroborated by Washington Examiner and Fox LA coverage of the same warning and California's underlying law (effective July 1). The article presents the DOJ's constitutional claim but provides limited substantive detail about California's legislative rationale for the ban or the specific trigger-conversion mechanism the state sought to address; independent search results confirm AB 1127 targets conversion risks but the Hill piece does not elaborate on this policy context. Watch for the federal lawsuit filing and subsequent court proceedings, which will test how courts weigh state public safety regulations against Second Amendment protections in the current judicial environment.