And the malfunction is due to?
At some point, someone didn't do what he or she was supposed to do, either with maintenance or quality control.
It may not be the firearm owner's fault, but it could be chalked up to negligence up the line.
Think SKS and slam-fire. Piss-poor negligent design leads to unwanted effect.
>At some point, someone didn’t do what he or she was supposed to do, either with maintenance or quality control.
But that is NOT negligence on part of the [weapon’s] operator, which is integral to the definition of “negligent discharge.”
Furthermore, even with quality-control it is possible to have a single defective item slip past.