By Bob Walsh
Those of you who follow the gun press or police safety
issues are probably aware of assertions of serious safety problems with
the SIG P320 semiautomatic pistol. The claims are that these guns are
capable of firing by themselves while in the holster or while otherwise
being handled safely. There are at least several instances where
surveillance footage and multiple, competent independent witnesses
support these assertions.
SIG
USA is headquartered in New Hampshire. The legislature of New
Hampshire recently (May 23, 2025) enacted a law specifically to protect
SIG, which is a major employer in the state. The law specifically
protects all gun manufacturers and FFL licensees in product liability
issues which relate to the "absence or presence" of four specific safety
devices. One of those safety devices addressed in an external
mechanical safety.
SIG has
prevailed in some of the cases against it. They have lost big-time in
two cases. Approximately 22 cases are pending. SIG asserts that these
apparent problems are in fact caused by operator error or the use if
incompatible holsters.
It
is possible to buy the pistol either with or without a manual external
safety. The vast majority of them are sold WITHOUT the safety. Many
states, including California, require a mandatory external safety on
semiautomatic pistols.
1 comment:
Once the news was out about the safety issue, I sold mine P320 to a local cop with the warning about the possible issue. I had won the gun in a raffle.
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