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Judge Keeps Glock-Ban Claim Out of California Handgun Roster Case

Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026

Judge Dana M. Sabraw ruled the AB 1127 challenge does not fit Renna v. Bonta and denied the plaintiffs' injunction motion as moot, without reaching the Second Amendment.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: For California gun buyers, the order means the dealer sales restrictions that began July 1, 2026 remain in effect with no injunction from the roster case. The ruling was procedural: the court decided the new claim did not fit the existing lawsuit and expressly avoided deciding whether the statute is constitutional or whether the plaintiffs have standing. Challengers keep the option of bringing a separate suit focused on AB 1127, and an earlier standalone case on the same subject was voluntarily dismissed in April 2026. The broader handgun roster challenge continues toward resolution on its existing track. This is general information, not legal advice.

A San Diego federal judge ruled on August 24, 2026, that a constitutional attack on California's new Glock-style pistol sales restrictions does not belong inside the six-year-old lawsuit over the state's handgun roster, denying the plaintiffs' related request for a preliminary injunction as moot.

Judge Dana M. Sabraw's order in Renna v. Bonta, No. 20-cv-2190, arrived ahead of a September 4 hearing that had been scheduled for the injunction motion. The plaintiffs, a mix of individuals, retailers, and five gun rights organizations, had moved on August 4 to add Penal Code section 27595 to the case through a supplemental pleading under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(d).

The order was procedural rather than constitutional. The court concluded the new claim fell outside the scope of the roster case, and it neither questioned the plaintiffs' standing nor evaluated whether the sales restrictions comply with the Second Amendment, according to the text of the order.

That leaves the challengers free to press the issue in a fresh action. A standalone case raising similar claims, Jaymes v. Bonta, No. 25-cv-02711, was filed in October 2025 and voluntarily dismissed on April 10, 2026, according to court records summarized in coverage.

The roster challenge, originally filed in 2020, continues on its existing track before Judge Sabraw in the Southern District of California. Assembly Bill 1127's restrictions on dealer sales of semiautomatic pistols with cruciform trigger bars, in effect since July 1, 2026, remain unchanged, with no injunction issued by any court in this litigation. Whether the plaintiffs will file a new suit aimed directly at the statute has not been announced.

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