Posted on 02/22/2021 4:46:41 PM PST by PROCON
Gunmaker Sig Sauer is facing a new lawsuit from a U.S. federal agent who claims his holstered P320 pistol discharged without him pulling the trigger and struck him in his upper right hip.
According to a Thursday press release by Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C., former U.S. Marine and Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agent Keith Slatowski was preparing to discharge his service pistol at a government firing range on Sept. 21, 2020, without him touching or even pulling the trigger.
The accidental discharge resulted in “substantial injury, maceration of tissue, blood loss, and nerve damage” according to the press release. The lawsuit alleges Slatowski’s injuries are the result of “potentially deadly design defects.”
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The lawsuit is particularly noteworthy as the Sig Sauer P320 is a design nearly identical to the M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System adopted by the U.S. Army in 2017.
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Slatowski’s lawsuit alleges the P320 has had at least 28 accidental discharge incidents among law enforcement officers, 15 of which have resulted in injuries.
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Everyone knows only Glocks do that.
Calling BS.
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I dont believe him
Awful looking trigger on this as well
I wonder how many times ‘booger hook’ and ‘bang switch’ are in that lawsuit.
There’s been several similar incidents reported. Don’t know the particulars though.
What does that even mean?
Sounds like poor holster discipline.
Hard to believe Sig would allow such a defect. I’m more inclined to believe poor booger hook management.
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The dang pistol won't shoot itself even after drop tests.
Yeah I'm a Glock guy.
I have a P320 and I ain’t buying it.
It probably means he ‘Tex Grebnered’ himself.
just having a bit of fun, but I demand a positive saftey that is quick to drop with one in the pipe
Good thing he wasn’t using a MAN’S gun, such as a 1911...
Same. M18 variant. I can’t see how it could discharge from pulling from a holster.
> ... was preparing to discharge his service pistol at a government firing range on Sept. 21, 2020, without him touching or even pulling the trigger. <
I think it means he was negligent, and he shot himself. But of course you cannot admit to such a thing. So go with the defective gun theory instead.
Yes, this model just got pulled from the Canadian Joint Task Force 2 deployment because of a similar incident. Pity that, really - I shot my brother's and it's a nice piece.
True dat - he was using the latest iteration of the tupperware wundernine.
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