A federal judge granted preliminary injunctions in the Glock and NSSF cases on September 30, stopping enforcement of the challenged convertible-pistol provisions while the litigation proceeds.
What happened
After a joint September 29 hearing, U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley granted preliminary-injunction motions in Glock, Inc. v. Griffin, No. 3:26-cv-01525, and National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. v. Griffin, No. 3:26-cv-01528. The September 30 order bars enforcement of the challenged portions of House Bill 5043, now Public Act 26-41, during the litigation.
The court found that the plaintiffs had shown a likelihood of success on their Second Amendment claim and likely irreparable harm without interim relief. The order says the statute was presumptively unconstitutional on the present record because the defendants had not demonstrated a consistent historical tradition of regulation.
Why it matters
The injunction arrived one day before the convertible-pistol provisions were scheduled to take effect. It preserves the pre-enforcement status quo for the challenged provisions and is a significant early win for the plaintiffs.
It is not a final judgment striking down the law. The merits still must be litigated, and the state can seek further review or appeal the preliminary order. The next filings to watch are any appeal, request to stay the injunction, or later merits decision.
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