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California Adds Redesigned Glock 43X CA to Handgun Roster Amid DOJ Lawsuit

Published October 31, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026

The first Glock model cleared since AB 1127 took effect appeared on the roster September 29, and the state disclosed the approval to the judge in the federal suit.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: For California gun buyers, the listing means at least one newly approved Glock model, the 43X CA, can be sold by licensed retailers because it is not treated under Penal Code section 16885 as machinegun-convertible. Whether additional redesigned Glock models will follow is unknown, and the approval arrived while the federal government's lawsuit over the broader sales restrictions and the handgun roster remains pending. The state has not publicly explained its reasoning, and one attorney for a gun rights group speculated the timing could relate to the litigation, though no official statement confirmed that. This is general information, not legal advice.

California's Department of Justice approved a redesigned Glock pistol for the state's handgun roster in the final week of September 2026, the first model from the manufacturer cleared for dealer sales since Assembly Bill 1127's restrictions took effect July 1, and state lawyers informed the federal judge overseeing the Justice Department's lawsuit of the approval in a court notice, according to news coverage.

The Glock 43X CA appeared on the roster on September 29, 2026, joined on the roster by a CZ P-10C OR and four revolvers from Henry, according to a timeline compiled by Gun Part Picker. Earlier that month, on September 3, the state had added more than two dozen handguns in a single day, mostly Smith and Wesson models with some entries from SIG Sauer and Biofire.

The new listing carries no plus symbol, the marker the roster uses for pistols treated under Penal Code section 16885 as machinegun-convertible, which means licensed retailers may sell the redesigned pistol, according to the reports.

The Daily Caller reported that the state notified Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani of the approval in United States v. California, the federal pattern-or-practice suit filed July 1 that challenges both the AB 1127 sales restrictions and the handgun roster. Konstadinos Moros, an attorney associated with the Second Amendment Foundation, publicly suggested the timing of the approval might reflect mootness considerations in that case, though no official statement on motive has been issued, according to the coverage.

The federal suit continues, and whether additional redesigned Glock models will win roster approval is unknown. A temporary restraining order against the sales restrictions was denied July 9, 2026, and the case remains pending in the Central District of California.

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