The Connecticut House of Representatives voted 86 to 64 on April 22, 2026 to pass HB 5043, legislation that would effectively ban the sale of Glock handguns and similarly designed striker-fired pistols in the state. All House Republicans and 15 Democrats voted against the measure.
Gov. Ned Lamont introduced the bill on February 5, 2026, as a governor’s bill pursuant to Joint Rule 9. He held a press conference promoting the legislation in early March and has expressed his intent to sign it. Key legislative supporters include Rep. Steven Stafstrom of Bridgeport, who led the floor debate, along with Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Rep. Josh Elliott, Sen. Derek Slap, and Sen. Martha Marx.
The bill bans the future sale, importation, distribution, and advertising of “convertible pistols” in Connecticut. The legislation defines a convertible pistol as “any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily converted by hand or with a common household tool into a machine gun solely by the installation or attachment of a pistol converter.”
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