Overview
- The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and prohibits licensed dealers from selling newly classified Glock-style pistols at retail while leaving existing owners free to keep their guns.
- Private-party transfers between individuals remain legal under the bill, so the restriction applies only to commercial retail sales through licensed dealers.
- The bill creates the new legal category "machinegun-convertible pistols" aimed at pistols with trigger mechanisms that can be altered with simple aftermarket parts to fire automatically.
- Key implementation questions remain unresolved, including how dealers may sell pre-existing inventory acquired before the law takes effect and which specific models or manufacturers beyond Glock will be covered.
- Observers expect prompt legal challenges from gun-rights groups and warn the measure could influence other states or federal policy, while retailers and buyers face immediate practical and compliance uncertainty.