Sig Sauer faces $10 Million lawsuit over P320 after AD wounds federal agent

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A former U.S. Marine and federal agent has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Sig Sauer Inc. alleging that his holstered Sig P320 -- a pistol that the Army's new sidearm is based on -- accidentally discharged, firing a 9mm bullet into his right leg. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday on behalf of Keith Slatowski in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania, alleges his "substantial injuries" were the result of the handgun's "potentially deadly design defects" that allow it to fire without the user pulling the trigger, according to a news release from Slatowski's attorneys, Jeffrey Bagnell and Robert Zimmerman.
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Slatowski was issued a P320 as his service weapon to use as a deportation officer for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Pennsylvania. On Sept. 21, 2020, Slatowski was conducting his required, quarterly firearms training in New Castle, Delaware, according to the lawsuit. While on the firing line, he was instructed to draw and fire two rounds at the target. When Slatowski "placed his hand on the pistol grip to draw it out of his holster, the weapon fired," according to the lawsuit. "Slatowski never touched the weapon's trigger," the suit alleges. "The bullet struck him in his upper right hip and exited out the back of his lower thigh, causing substantial injury, maceration of tissue, blood loss, and nerve damage."

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In addition to Slatowski's case, the lawsuit argues that the P320's alleged flaw has resulted in approximately 28 accidental discharge incidents involving law enforcement officers. Approximately 15 of those have resulted in injuries, according to the lawsuit.

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new210/22 said:
This will be interesting. I wonder if the people responsible for the decision to modify P226 holsters, as alleged, rather than purchase new will be named in the suit.
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Are you conflating ICE with JTF2?

That'd be a first.
 
Not according to the first post here, place hand on gun to draw it and it fired while still in the holster.
But I don't know what holster they use.
 
new210/22 said:
This will be interesting. I wonder if the people responsible for the decision to modify P226 holsters, as alleged, rather than purchase new will be named in the suit.
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I still want to know how and why using a 320 in a 226 holster will cause that, unless it's modifying the holster that did it.
 
How does it hit him in such a way from standing. The holster is outside waist band so muzzle not pointed at body - at most if in holster standing it would graze him not enter and exit. He would have had to jerk the gun hard pulling the grip away from body with gun stuck in holster and if so as it started to clear he could have easily put finger on trigger.

Besides that wasn't the issue a drop issue?
 
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"The bullet struck him in his upper right hip and exited out the back of his lower thigh,....."
I have a hard time believing it was still in the holster if the bullet hit him in the upper right hip. It would have to be well clear of the holster for that to happen.
 
How can a striker fired action shoot without a trigger pull, outside of dropping in the exact way that would cause the firing pin to jam the primer when it hit the ground.

Maybe the pin got stuck on something and then came free?
 
FarmerDanz said:
How can a striker fired action shoot without a trigger pull, outside of dropping in the exact way that would cause the firing pin to jam the primer when it hit the ground. Maybe the pin got stuck on something and then came free?
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Is there really an issue with the P320? Aside from the AD and discharged when dropped test, has there been any civilian failure or accident incidents?
 
Disco Bob said:
Is there really an issue with the P320? Aside from the AD and discharged when dropped test, has there been any civilian failure or accident incidents?
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I witnessed one at a match lucky the round went into the dirt at his feet not into his foot or leg. Happened while holstering, we determined it was the incorrect holster for the gun and if you twisted it on the way in it would contact the trigger.
 
After watching that video, I would be inclined to avoid the SIG 320 without the manual safety like the M17 version has.
 
MangledMoose said:
I witnessed one at a match lucky the round went into the dirt at his feet not into his foot or leg. Happened while holstering, we determined it was the incorrect holster for the gun and if you twisted it on the way in it would contact the trigger.
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I actually purchased a P320 back in late 2015, I had never fired it as I write. Sig had shipped it with a Sig holster to which I thought was pretty neat. I mean if it is an issue with holsters and handling of the unit then I'm good with my purchase. But if there really is an issue then I'll sell mine P320. Just wondering.
 
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