Will Someone Please Tell Us Where We Can Get One of These Handguns? No, Really

February 5, 2026
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul's latest salvo against the Second Amendment just dropped, and it's a doozy: You’ll no longer sell handguns that can be converted into semi-automatic machines able to fire 1,200 rounds a minute. Not here, not in New York. The headline practically writes itself—will someone please tell us where we can get one of these handguns? No, really. Because if Hochul's fear-mongering is to be believed, these mythical pistols are out there, lurking in gun shops, ready to morph into full-auto death rays with a flick of the wrist. Spoiler: they're not. This is classic anti-gun hysteria, conflating standard semi-automatic handguns (which fire one round per trigger pull, period) with illegal machine guns that require ATF-regulated conversions no law-abiding citizen can legally perform. The 1,200 rounds a minute bit? That's submachine gun territory, like an Uzi on steroids—hardware that's been heavily restricted under the National Firearms Act since 1934 and further neutered by the 1986 Hughes Amendment. Hochul's edict targets convertible handguns, but in reality, it's a backdoor assault on Glocks, SIGs, and any striker-fired pistol with a threaded barrel or aftermarket parts that scare the nanny-state crowd. Dig deeper, and this reeks of the same playbook that birthed New York's SAFE Act and endless assault weapon bans: exaggerate rare criminal mods (think Glock switches, which are felonies to possess) into an imminent apocalypse, then rush through vague legislation to ban everything that holds more than 10 rounds or looks tactical. Context matters—New York already has some of the nation's strictest gun laws, including red-flag seizures, licensing hurdles that make owning a handgun a privilege for the elite, and a post-Bruen judiciary that's slowly chipping away at the empire. Yet violent crime in NYC remains a headache, with criminals ignoring laws while law-abiders jump through hoops. Hochul's announcement, tied to a new executive order or bill (details fuzzy as always), signals escalation ahead of 2024 elections, pandering to urban voters who equate gun control with safety. For the 2A community, the implications are crystal clear: this isn't about conversions; it's about normalizing preemptive confiscation of semi-autos. Expect lawsuits from FPC or GOA citing Bruen's shall-issue mandate and historical traditions—New York can't invent prohibitions on common arms. The silver lining? Pushback is fiercer than ever. Gun owners are voting with their feet (and wallets), flocking to shall-issue states like Florida and Texas, where convertible handguns are just called handguns. Hochul's plea-bargain rhetoric—not here, not in New York—is an unwitting admission: freedom-loving Americans know exactly where to get them. Stock up, train up, and support the legal warriors dismantling these tyrannical edicts one circuit court at a time. The Second Amendment isn't negotiable, Governor—it's eternal.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s latest salvo against the Second Amendment just dropped, and it’s a doozy: You’ll no longer sell handguns that can be converted into semi-automatic machines able to fire 1,200 rounds a minute. Not here, not in New York. The headline practically writes itself—will someone please tell us where we can get one of these handguns? No, really. Because if Hochul’s fear-mongering is to be believed, these mythical pistols are out there, lurking in gun shops, ready to morph into full-auto death rays with a flick of the wrist. Spoiler: they’re not. This is classic anti-gun hysteria, conflating standard semi-automatic handguns (which fire one round per trigger pull, period) with illegal machine guns that require ATF-regulated conversions no law-abiding citizen can legally perform. The 1,200 rounds a minute bit? That’s submachine gun territory, like an Uzi on steroids—hardware that’s been heavily restricted under the National Firearms Act since 1934 and further neutered by the 1986 Hughes Amendment. Hochul’s edict targets convertible handguns, but in reality, it’s a backdoor assault on Glocks, SIGs, and any striker-fired pistol with a threaded barrel or aftermarket parts that scare the nanny-state crowd.

Dig deeper, and this reeks of the same playbook that birthed New York’s SAFE Act and endless assault weapon bans: exaggerate rare criminal mods (think Glock switches, which are felonies to possess) into an imminent apocalypse, then rush through vague legislation to ban everything that holds more than 10 rounds or looks tactical. Context matters—New York already has some of the nation’s strictest gun laws, including red-flag seizures, licensing hurdles that make owning a handgun a privilege for the elite, and a post-Bruen judiciary that’s slowly chipping away at the empire. Yet violent crime in NYC remains a headache, with criminals ignoring laws while law-abiders jump through hoops. Hochul’s announcement, tied to a new executive order or bill (details fuzzy as always), signals escalation ahead of 2024 elections, pandering to urban voters who equate gun control with safety. For the 2A community, the implications are crystal clear: this isn’t about conversions; it’s about normalizing preemptive confiscation of semi-autos. Expect lawsuits from FPC or GOA citing Bruen’s shall-issue mandate and historical traditions—New York can’t invent prohibitions on common arms.

The silver lining? Pushback is fiercer than ever. Gun owners are voting with their feet (and wallets), flocking to shall-issue states like Florida and Texas, where convertible handguns are just called handguns. Hochul’s plea-bargain rhetoric—not here, not in New York—is an unwitting admission: freedom-loving Americans know exactly where to get them. Stock up, train up, and support the legal warriors dismantling these tyrannical edicts one circuit court at a time. The Second Amendment isn’t negotiable, Governor—it’s eternal.

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