This seems pretty significant gun news: Glock has evidently announced that they’re discontinuing almost all their handgun models as of November 30. Discontinued models include:
G17 – Gen4 G17 MOS – Gen4 | Gen5 G17L – Classic | Gen3 G17L MOS – Gen5 G19 – Gen4 G19 MOS – Gen4 G20 – Gen3 | Gen4 G21 – Gen3 | Gen4 G21SF G22 – Gen3 | Gen4 | Gen5 G22 MOS – Gen5 G23 – Gen4 G24 G26 – Gen4 G27 – Gen3 | Gen 4 | Gen5 G29 – Gen3 | Gen 4 | Gen5 G29SF G30 – Gen3 | Gen 4 | Gen5 G31 – Gen3 | Gen4 G32 – Gen3 | Gen4 G33 – Gen3 | Gen4 G34 – Gen3 | Gen4 G34 MOS – Gen4 | Gen5 G35 – Gen3 | Gen4 G35 MOS – Gen4 G36 G36 FGR G37 – Gen3 | Gen4 G38 G39 G40 MOS – Gen4 G41 – Gen4 G41 MOS – Gen4 G49
That’s quite a depth and breadth. Supposedly these will be replaced by “V Model” handguns in short order.
Here’s GlockStore’s Lenny Magill, who I think broke the news:
One gun guy I know thinks it might be a response to a lot of lawsuits against Glock. I think a big contributing factor is California literally outlawing Glock guns in a law signed just even days ago.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning sales of one of the most popular types of handgun in the U.S.
Assembly Bill 1127, authored by state Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, and state Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, received the governor’s signature on Friday, Oct. 10.
The law bans new sales of “semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to a fully automatic machine gun with the use of a simple ‘switch,'” according to a statement from Gabriel’s office.
It covers handguns manufactured by Glock, as well as similarly designed pistols, that use a “cruciform trigger bar,” which lawmakers said makes them easily convertible to fully automatic fire.
The law, which takes effect on July 1, bars firearms dealers from selling Glock-style handguns.
The NRA has already sued California over the law, and there’s a decent chance it won’t stand up to post-Bruen scrutiny.
While significant news, this probably isn’t cause for Glock fans to panic, as I suspect Glock is already ready to start producing the new model V guns. I wouldn’t panic-buy what is about to become old stock right now, but you might keep an eye out for sales on current models you like. And you could also use the news as an excuse look at new models from some of Glock’s competitors…