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Posted on 02/08/2006 9:23:25 PM PST by DuckFan4ever
A Portland Police officer who was injured while firing a handgun has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the manufacturers of the gun and the ammunition.
Officer Florin B. Pirv was taking a qualification test in March 2004 with a .45 caliber Glock 21 when the “breech/cartridge feed ramp fractured, causing backward propulsion of hot gases, hot air, and shrapnel to be blown into Pirv’s face, body, and hands,” according to the suit.
The lawsuit names Glock and two ammunition-makers, Federal Cartridge Company and Alliant Technosystems, also known as ATK. Glock is based in Georgia. The ammunition-makers are based in Minnesota.
None returned phone calls and emails seeking comment.
Pirv was one of two Portland officers injured while firing .45-caliber Glocks in March 2004, prompting Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth to order the recall of the weapons carried by 230 officers.
The bureau replaced them with 9mm Glocks.
Pirv’s suit seeks $50,000 in compensatory damages, $3 million for pain and suffering and $50 million in punitive damages.
Pirv is assigned to a patrol shift, according to a Portland Police spokeswoman.
Yeah. Real smart. Using +P ammo...........I'll bet you might find some +P+ too
RTFM, ya dumbs***s.
Ditto That!
They should be carrying 1911's.
Business Law 101 - 25 years ago, I remember the first thing the liberal puke teacher said: "Always dig into the deepest pockets."
Lawyers don't like to sue unless there is a big pot of gold waiting for them at the end of the rainbow.
If he was using wrong ammunition for the gun (or wrong gun for the ammunition), well then all he can do is sue himself, I suppose.
Or unless there is an ideological axe to grind (e.g. the ACLU comes up with a goodly number of losers every year). Guns Are Evil is a liberal mantra.
Heck, any liberal lawyer would be more than happy to sue a gun manufacturer or any company involved in any way in the firearms industry, like cartridge manufactures. No doubt the ACLU would be more than happy to pitch in and help.
correction" the slide did not have the port holes
That's my main choice, but I believe that many/most PD's dislike them, and possibly with some valid reasons. They like mostly double-action only. I believe that 1911's might be a little much for female officers, although I am going to take a lot of heat for that. I am aware that MANY ladies can and do handle them well! And the alternative choices in .40 SW and .357 SIG, both in the smaller 9mm frame, are very adequate.
Glocks are very tough pistols. I think you are right, the guy monkeyed with the gun and brought the problem on himself. Now he is trying to get rich.
And in front of an average jury of cheeseheads, he just might do it.
A lot of women couldn't even handle a .40, so some departments made everyone switch back to 9mm's. A .45 would be out of the question for most women. The recoil frightens them, but most could probably handle it with a lot of practice.
Right. Federal makes +P+ ammo for police depts. And those pressures push their HydraShocks at magnum velocities (up around 1500ft per sec). Lots of bang on both ends.
Might succeed in getting a judge to kick it out of court before it gets to that point.
Your right, he just might get rich off this
I have never heard of +P+ in .45ACP, even for cops, but, I'm not a cop.
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