gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agoA Gun Deemed Too Dangerous for Cops, But Fine for Civilians: Police are reselling their SIG Sauer P320 pistols — alleged in multiple lawsuits to fire without the trigger being pulled — to the publicwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkA Gun Deemed Too Dangerous for Cops, But Fine for Civilians: Police are reselling their SIG Sauer P320 pistols — alleged in multiple lawsuits to fire without the trigger being pulled — to the publicwww.motherjones.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaredeadkennedy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·3 days agofor what it’s worth, this issue is well known within the gun community and is a large sore spot for Sig enthusiasts. it’s common place to point out this issue any time a listing for these appears in forums etc
minus-squaregAlienLifeform@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoGood that people are doing that, but I don’t think that excuses Sig. Like, if Nerf sold a gun that discharged accidentally they’d probably eat a product liability lawsuit over it, I don’t know why a firearms manufacturer should get a pass.
minus-squareRandomStickman@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 days agoIt’s ok, there are multiple lawsuits against SIG due to this
minus-squaredeadkennedy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-23 days agodo not take anything i’ve said as any indication that Sig should get a pass. I shoot Glock because it’s the firearm i have. i’m not into brand fanboyism The knowledgeable people in the community do try to dissuade people from purchasing this model.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-23 days ago fire without trigger being pulled a large sore spot for Sig enthusiasts. …
for what it’s worth, this issue is well known within the gun community and is a large sore spot for Sig enthusiasts.
it’s common place to point out this issue any time a listing for these appears in forums etc
Good that people are doing that, but I don’t think that excuses Sig. Like, if Nerf sold a gun that discharged accidentally they’d probably eat a product liability lawsuit over it, I don’t know why a firearms manufacturer should get a pass.
It’s ok, there are multiple lawsuits against SIG due to this
do not take anything i’ve said as any indication that Sig should get a pass.
I shoot Glock because it’s the firearm i have. i’m not into brand fanboyism
The knowledgeable people in the community do try to dissuade people from purchasing this model.
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