Connecticut House Passes Glock Switch Ban

0:00Connecticut's House just passed a bill to ban new pistols that can get switched into machine gun-style shooters with a tiny part called a Glock. Switch. They voted 86-64 after a heated two-hour debate with 15 Democrats crossing over to join Republicans in killing the measure. Now it heads to the Senate, where Democrats hold a 25-11 edge. The bill, pushed by Governor Ned Lamont, targets handguns made after October 1st that could be converted easily. It won't touch guns, folks already own, and lawmakers point out Glock already tweaks designs for Europe, so this just stops future sales here. Democrats argue it's proactive gun safety, building on decades of laws that dropped crime rates, like the 1994 assault weapons ban. Republicans, including cop-turned-lawmaker, Greg Howard, fired back that it tramples second amendment rights, and criminals will just 3D print. Hooker rounds anyway, Hartford cops grabbed 51 Glock switches from 2023 to 2024, part of

1:03over 31,000 recovered nationwide since 2019. Past efforts banned bump stocks after the Las Vegas massacre, but bad guys keep evolving. This draws from California's similar law, now in court, but Lamont's version got tweaks to Dodge Appeals. If it sticks, it could keep saving lives like Connecticut's track record shows. Stay tuned as the Senate weighs in. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Hartford News today, AI-powered local news.