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Handgun Roster Challengers Move to Block California Glock-Style Pistol Sales Ban

Published August 4, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026

Plaintiffs in the long-running Renna v. Bonta roster case asked a San Diego judge to enjoin AB 1127 through a supplemental pleading rather than a new lawsuit.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: For Californians following the handgun roster litigation, the filing showed the roster plaintiffs attempting to fold the new pistol sales restrictions into that suit rather than starting a separate case. Retailers and individual buyers named as plaintiffs argue the pistols covered by AB 1127 are widely owned nationwide. The motion sought to pause the sales restrictions while the roster case continues, but it was later denied as moot when the judge declined to add the new claim, leaving the restrictions in effect and the roster challenge on its original track. This is general information, not legal advice.

Plaintiffs who have spent years challenging California's handgun roster asked a San Diego federal judge on August 4, 2026, to also block the state's new restrictions on dealer sales of Glock-style pistols, pairing a preliminary injunction motion with a supplemental pleading.

The filing landed in Renna v. Bonta, No. 20-cv-2190, a 2020 case pending before Judge Dana M. Sabraw in the Southern District of California. Instead of opening a fresh lawsuit over Assembly Bill 1127, the plaintiffs moved under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(d) to supplement their complaint so the existing case would also cover Penal Code section 27595, the provision that took effect July 1, 2026.

The plaintiff group includes individuals Lana Rae Renna and Danielle Jaymes; retailers PWGG, North County Shooting Center, and Gunfighter Tactical; and organizations including the Second Amendment Foundation, the National Rifle Association, the Firearms Policy Coalition, the San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, according to the foundation's announcement.

The challengers contend that Glock-type pistols count as arms in common use across the country and that California cannot satisfy the historical-tradition test the Supreme Court established in Bruen, according to the announcement and news coverage of the filing.

Judge Sabraw set a hearing on the motion for September 4, 2026. That hearing never took place: on August 24 the judge declined to admit the supplemental claim into the roster case and denied the injunction motion as moot, leaving the sales restrictions in place and the roster litigation on its original track. One news outlet referred to the case in its headline as "Jaymes v. Bonta," even though the docket number cited in that coverage belongs to the Renna action.

Informational only, not legal advice. Facts are attributed to the sources listed above.