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California has banned new sales of semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to fully automatic weapons.
The law, Assembly Bill 1127, specifically targets handguns like Glocks that use a "cruciform trigger bar."
Lawmakers argue that manufacturers have failed to address the design flaw that allows for easy illegal modification.
Second Amendment groups have called the law unconstitutional and plan to challenge it in court.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning sales of one of the most popular types of handgun in the U.S.
Assembly Bill 1127 , authored by state Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, and state Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, received the governor's signature on Friday, Oct. 10.
The law bans new sales o