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Maryland is close to passing Senate Bill 334, which would ban the commercial sale of 'machine gun convertible pistols,' effectively targeting firearms with a cruciform trigger bar, including most Glocks. The bill, if enacted, would prohibit manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, or transfer of these firearms after January 1, 2027, though possession of pre-existing firearms would likely be grandfathered. The legislation aims to prevent conversion into machine guns using pistol converters, which are already unlawful. The bill's passage is considered highly probable, and gun owners are advised to stock up before the effective date, with transfers to immediate family members still permitted.

The Firearms Policy Coalition has filed a lawsuit, Granada v. Campbell, challenging Massachusetts' ban on certain handguns. The FPC argues this ban violates Supreme Court precedents like Heller and Bruen, which protect handguns in common use for self-defense and require gun control to be rooted in historical tradition. The case has significant implications for gun rights nationwide, as an upheld ban could set a precedent for other states.