Don Hammond
Sep 25, 2025
California Ban on Transfer of Pistols with Cruciform Trigger Bars
Current Status: The bill has passed both houses of the state legislature. It was presented to Governor Newsom for signature on September 24. He has 12 days to either sign or veto it. If he does neither, it will become law after the 12 days elapse.
AB 1127 has become known as California's "Glock Ban" law. Beginning July 1, 2026, it would prohibit firearms dealers from transferring new pistols that have cruciform trigger bars. This includes all Glocks that are currently on the California roster of "safe firearms" and Glock clones such as Shadow Systems handguns.
The new law does not mandate that anyone get rid of any guns that they already own. And people are not prohibited from transferring these firearms on the secondary market, such as through private party sales. Sales to law enforcement and other government agencies will still be allowed.
The law is designed to address the perceived problem of "Glock switches" that allow some guns to be easily modified to fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull, commonly called fully automatic. If manufacturers such as Glock address this issue, AB 1127 also includes a carve out to the roster rules to allow the new versions to be re-added to the roster.