New York Glock Ban List Includes PSA Dagger, Ruger RXM, and More
New York State Police have released their list of so-called “convertible pistols,” identifying most Glock handguns and numerous competing designs for dealer and gunsmith restrictions that begin May 31, 2027. The list includes the Palmetto State Armory Dagger, Ruger RXM and several Shadow Systems models, even though these firearms are semiautomatic pistols, not machine guns.
The three-page document is dated October 30, 2026, for both its initial publication and last update. State Police posted it on their publications page. It applies to New York State, not just New York City, and identifies pistols the agency says meet the state’s definition of a “convertible pistol.”
Despite what gun owners might assume from hearing about a list of banned guns, appearing on this list does not make a pistol illegal to possess. State Police expressly acknowledge that in the document. The restriction targets dealers and gunsmiths handling these firearms, with exemptions that leave certain transactions available after the deadline.
That does not eliminate the problem for lawful buyers. New York is restricting the sale of a semiautomatic handgun because someone could modify it into a different firearm. The owner does not have to make that modification for the dealer restriction to apply.
Most Glocks, With Specific Exceptions
The Glock entry reads: “All Glock models, except V Series, Slimline Series, and Gen6 pistols.”
Those exceptions matter. The agency did not list every Glock, and owners should not assume that it did. At the same time, an exception here does not mean a pistol is exempt from New York’s other firearm laws.
The table also names PSA’s Dagger series, Ruger’s RXM, Polymer 80’s PFC9 and PFS9, and ZEV’s OZ9 series. Shadow Systems entries include the CR920, DR920, MR920 and XR920 series. Lone Wolf’s Dusk, Timberwolf and LTD series appear as well.
Other manufacturers named include Anderson Manufacturing, Derya, Faxon, Rock Island Armory, Sarsilmaz/SAR ARMS and Stoeger. Their listed models include the Kiger 9C, DY9 series, FX-19 series, STK series, SAR 9 series and STR series, respectively. The complete manufacturer-and-model table occupies pages two and three of the PDF.
For a gun shop trying to determine what it can sell next year, checking that table is only part of the job. State Police say the list is not exhaustive. A pistol can meet the statutory definition without appearing anywhere in the document, and the absence of a model does not mean the agency has determined it falls outside the restriction.
Restricting a Pistol Based on a Possible Modification
Under Penal Law § 265.00(37), a “convertible pistol” is a semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily altered to accept a pistol converter. The definition excludes hammer-fired semiautomatic pistols and striker-fired pistols lacking that component.
The state’s approach puts the handgun itself under scrutiny before anyone converts it. A pistol can leave the factory as a semiautomatic, remain a semiautomatic in its owner’s hands, and still fall within this category. Gun owners buying the firearm for lawful purposes are affected by what someone else might do to the design.
State Police also say changing a trade name, model designation or stock-keeping number will not change whether a pistol qualifies. A redesigned or materially different version must be evaluated on its own characteristics. Manufacturers and dealers cannot rely solely on whether the name printed on a box matches the current list.
What Dealers and Owners Need to Know
The criminal restriction appears in Penal Law § 265.10(10). Beginning May 31, 2027, a dealer or gunsmith who sells, transfers, disposes of, or transports or ships a convertible pistol as merchandise faces a class D felony, unless an exemption applies.
The exemptions are in Penal Law § 265.20(f). They include specified dispositions to military personnel, police officers and peace officers, along with dispositions to licensed dealers and gunsmiths. Private-party transactions conducted through a duly licensed dealer are also exempt.
The law allows a private owner to transfer a pistol lawfully owned before May 31, 2027, to a licensed dealer or gunsmith. It separately allows a dealer or gunsmith to transfer a pistol whose immediately preceding private owner lawfully owned and possessed it before that date. Qualifying immediate-family transfers also have an exemption tied to lawful ownership and possession before the deadline.
An owner looking to sell a pistol after May 31 should therefore read the exemptions, not assume every transaction is prohibited. Dealers will need to account for the pistol’s ownership history as well as its model. These exceptions preserve some lawful transfers, but they do not remove the restriction on the ordinary sale of covered pistols outside those exemptions.
For current owners, the agency’s wording is clear: “Inclusion on this list does not, by itself, make possession of the pistol unlawful.” Other firearm laws still apply.
Gun Rights Groups Have Already Sued
As AmmoLand reported in August, The Firing Pin, gun owners, the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation filed a federal challenge in the Western District of New York.
The complaint in The Firing Pin, LLC v. James argues that the restriction violates the Second Amendment. The plaintiffs contend that the right to possess commonly used handguns includes the ability to acquire them. Allowing existing owners to keep their firearms does not answer that challenge.
The October list also differs from allegations in the August complaint. That filing discussed Gen6 and V Series Glocks as covered designs, while State Police now expressly exclude them from the Glock entry.
The agency says it will review and publish the list at least annually and may add determinations before then. Dealers preparing for May 31 will have to follow those changes along with the statutory exemptions, since the agency warns that an unlisted pistol can still qualify under the law.
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