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Man Sues Sig Sauer After He's Shot By His Own Gun |
2020-04-13 |
[Bearing Arms] A Tacoma man who was shot as he put his Sig Sauer pistol in a holster has sued the company for millions, alleging the firearms have a history of going off without the trigger being pulled. Cody Hoefs argues the company knew about the defect and failed to do a mandatory recall. "... Sig Sauer concealed and propagated a defective deadly weapon so as not to jeopardize a $580,000,000 contract with the United States military, whereby it chose to put profit over the safety and well-being (of) both law enforcement and the general public," the lawsuit says. The model, the Sig Sauer P320, was the subject of a CNN investigation in 2018. Hoefs was at home Nov. 23, 2016 when he put his loaded pistol in the holster. The gun went off "with no prompting while fully-seated in its Sig brand holster," and Hoefs suffered a gunshot wound to his right thigh and lower leg, the complaint says. The lawsuit lists a series of similar incidents in which Sig Sauer guns went off "without the trigger being pulled, or simply while being handled, accidentally dropped, or while being holstered." |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#7 Maybe he had it coming. Maybe he abused his Sig. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2020-04-13 14:51 |
#6 No knowledge of alleged "inanimate object murderous intentions" of Sig triggers. However, I did have a Remington 700 and that syphilitic bugger would go off without touching the trigger, so it's not beyond belief; still waiting for the evidence, however. |
Posted by: Mercutio 2020-04-13 10:32 |
#5 The gun went off "with no prompting "I'd like to know I'm buying a gun that's gotta be coaxed to fire, sir !" |
Posted by: Dron66046 2020-04-13 06:00 |
#4 Pedro says "Holstering your gat with your finger inside the trigger guard, she's not so good. For sure..." |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-13 05:48 |
#3 I blame a faulty holster and strongly recommend he carry 'Mexican' amidship. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-13 03:36 |
#2 "It is the opinion of this Court that the plaintiff is a dumb-ass, the sort of person who would shoot himself in the leg while putting his pants on. Dismissed." |
Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-13 03:33 |
#1 Something tells me Morgan & Morgan turned this one down cold. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-13 03:23 |