Posted on 12/02/2022 2:27:28 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off without the trigger being pulled.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, says there have been over 100 incidents of the P320 pistol unintentionally discharging when the user believed they did not pull the trigger.
“These men and women were highly trained officers, veterans, and responsible and safety-conscious gun users who put their trust in Sig Sauer, unaware that the gun they used to serve was a danger to themselves and anyone around them,” Robert Zimmerman, an attorney representing the group of 20 and about a dozen spouses, said in a statement.
Zimmerman said it is the largest P320 lawsuit against the New Hampshire-based gunmaker on behalf of people who were injured.
The incidents covered in the lawsuit range from February 2020 to this October.
In many cases, the gun discharged while still in the user’s holster, seriously injuring them in the leg or hip and leaving them unable to perform their usual duties, according to the lawsuit. They were not touching the trigger, the lawsuit said.
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You pulled the trigger.
Well, nobody wants to admit they shot themselves. 🙄
They know their guns can fire, at least.
Arec Baldwin wants in on this action. Too bad he had the wrong gun.
Did they reduce the trigger pull weight...?
1. Keep your finger off the trigger.
2. Keep your finger off the friggin’ trigger.
3. Keep your friggin’ finger off the friggin’ trigger.
“… when the user believed they did not pull the trigger.…”
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Oh… they BELIEVED. Well then, as long as they believed that it MUST BE TRUE. 🤣🤣
The trigger of the Remington 700 was proven to fire by itself. One had to go through a very specific set of actions but it was proven each time those action were taken, the twigger activated without being touched.
Interesting. I have three Sigs in P-320, M-18, M-19. I can’t see how this can happen but will exercise caution until I hear more from Sig. Sig Sauer is a top of the line forearms manufacturer. This is depressing news. Hopefully there is much more to this story.
I meant M-17 not 19.
My EDC is a Sig Sauer P365XL in 9mm. I changed from a 1911 in 45ACP because of weight and the fact that the P365XL did not have a thumb safety. You just have to keep you finger off the trigger and have a holster that won’t allow you to put your finger on the trigger.
I knew an idiot deputy sheriff one time who shot himself in the hand when his gun went off while he was cleaning it. LOL! I guess he was trying to clean the bullets at the same time.
Company will say “We are not responsible for users not wearing steel toed boots and metal chastity belts when holstering our company’s products. Not guilty.”
This is an old problem. The Anus Press is stirring up garbage!
Keep finger above and away from trigger guard as well... until you plan and decide to fire.
Loved the 226 when I was in the Army. Always shot Expert with it. Superb balance, with almost no recoil. A 3” grouping at 25m was easy.
A friend was holstering his glock in his back pants and his flannel shirt bunched up and pushed the trigger. Flesh wound to a$$ cheek and hole in his deck🤣
I remember that video..
Classic
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