The Firing Pin, LLC v. James
District Court, W.D. New York · No. 1:26-cv-01718
Where the case stands
The Second Amendment Foundation, the National Rifle Association, the Firearms Policy Coalition, Batavia gun shop The Firing Pin, and two individual gun owners sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, State Police Superintendent Steven G. James, and three county district attorneys over New York's new ban on the sale and transfer of "convertible pistols" — semiautomatic handguns with a cruciform trigger bar, a definition that reaches nearly every Glock and Glock-style pistol on the market. The complaint argues the ban prohibits handguns in common use for lawful purposes, in violation of the Second Amendment as read in Heller and Bruen. Filed August 13, 2026, and assigned to Judge Lawrence Vilardo; no rulings yet.
Summarized from the complaint and docket.
What this case is about
Second Amendment challenge to New York's ban on selling or transferring "convertible pistols" — Glock and Glock-style semiautomatic handguns with a cruciform trigger bar
GunMapUSA summary of the issue, not a quotation from the court.
Key Dates
- 2026-08-13 — Complaint filed
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-19
- NRA-ILA — retrieved 2026-08-19
Summary of public court records. Not legal advice.