The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is loading up its legal arsenal faster than a speedloader at a range day, drafting a lawsuit to torpedo Maryland’s impending Glock ban before Governor Wes Moore can even put pen to paper. As NSSF Senior Vice President & General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane fired off in a pointed statement, To borrow on a line from James Carville, whom Democrats revere, ‘it’s the criminal, stupid.’” This isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a preemptive strike against yet another assault on functional firearms disguised as public safety. Maryland Democrats rammed through HB 123 in their latest session, targeting Glocks and similar pistols with conversion device detection mechanisms, ostensibly to prevent switches or auto sears. But let’s call it what it is: a backdoor registry scheme that mandates microstamping tech that’s unreliable at best and nonexistent in production at worst, effectively banning millions of the most popular handguns in America.

Digging deeper, this move reeks of the same failed playbook from states like New York and California, where Glock bans have done zilch to curb crime while disarming law-abiding citizens. Keane’s Carville callback is chef’s kiss clever—flipping the Democrats’ own strategist against them to highlight how criminals don’t buy guns at Bass Pro Shops; they steal them or traffic them illegally, Glock or no Glock. NSSF’s lawsuit, poised to hit the courts imminently, will likely challenge this on Second Amendment grounds post-Bruen, arguing it fails any historical analogue test and burdens common defensive arms. We’ve seen similar efforts crumble, like Delaware’s microstamping mandate struck down last year, proving these laws are more about control than crime-fighting.

For the 2A community, this is a rallying cry: Maryland’s gambit could ripple nationwide if not slapped down hard, inspiring copycats in blue strongholds amid rising urban violence. It underscores why vigilance—and swift legal counterpunches—are non-negotiable. Support NSSF’s fight, hit the range, and vote like your carry permit depends on it, because in the battle for our rights, it’s always the criminal, stupid, but it’s also the courts that keep the playing field level. Stay locked and loaded, patriots.