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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Yahoo
Muhlenberg County family calls for the discontinuing of Sig Sauer P320
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A Muhlenberg County family is calling on the U.S. Military, federal agents and the law enforcement community to stop using all variations of the Sig Sauer P320 pistol. U.S. Air Force airman and Greenville native Brayden Lovan was killed as a result of an 'uncommanded firing' of the weapon a week and a half ago at an Air Force base in Wyoming. Fallen Muhlenberg County airman returns home Philadelphia attorney Robert Zimmerman, who is representing Lovan's mother, says Lovan's family is concerned another 'uncommanded firing' of the gun could happen to someone else. Zimmerman represents more than 100 Sig Sauer victims who were injured or killed by the P320 models and is asking for Sig Sauer to abolish the weapon. Sig Sauer has pledged to cooperate with the Air Force's investigation into Lovan's death. We've reached out to the company for comment, and we are waiting to hear back. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Ottawa Citizen
31-07-2025
- Ottawa Citizen
Canadian military won't restrict new handgun in aftermath of U.S. fatality
The company noted it has offered assistance in the ongoing investigation into the death of the U.S. air force member. Canada's special forces was the first to receive the P320. That was followed by a contract in 2022 of the more of the guns for the Canadian Army, navy, air force and military police. The introduction into service of the P320 was temporarily delayed after a member of Joint Task Force 2 accidentally shot himself with his handgun during training in Ottawa in the fall of 2020. The incident, which resulted in a flesh wound, prompted a temporary halt to Canadian special forces training with the P320. At the same time, Sig Sauer issued a statement noting it was 'working with Canadian Special Operations Forces Command to resolve an incident involving the unintended discharge of a P320.' The gun in question had been extensively tested and found to be safe, the firm noted. 'The investigation revealed the use of an incorrect holster not designed for a P320,' Sig Sauer added in its statement. In a statement issued June 22, 2022, the Canadian special forces command noted that an investigation into the November 2020 incident 'concluded the weapon is technically sound and functioned according to the technical requirements.' The Sig Sauer P320 is in use by multiple militaries around the world including Denmark, France and the United States. The U.S. Global Strike Command is currently inspecting all its Sig Sauer pistols. But the rest of the U.S. Air Force, as well as the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps have no plans to temporarily stop the use of the pistols by its personnel. The Marine Corps issued a statement that the gun was rigorously tested before being chosen. 'We have not seen any evidence that indicates design or manufacturing issues are present,' the Marine Corps said in an emailed statement to the Associated Press. More than 100,000 of the pistols have been delivered to the U.S. military. David Pugliese is an award-winning journalist covering Canadian Forces and military issues in Canada. To support his work, including exclusive content for subscribers only, sign up here:
Miami Herald
28-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Man shot dead by deputy after traffic stop had gun, released video shows
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on Monday released body camera footage of a June traffic stop that escalated to a chase and gunfire, leading to the death of a 24-year-old man. On June 17, deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail tried to pull over Kristofer Lazaro Laboy in the area of Northwest 66th Street and 22nd Avenue for having dark tints on his yellow Corvette, the sheriff's office said. That led to a chase — and deputy Kelvin Cox, a 23-year veteran officer, opened fire, striking Laboy, who had hopped out of the Corvette armed. READ MORE: Deputy shoots, kills armed man after 'simple traffic stop' goes wrong, MDSO says Laboy died at the scene, and no one else was injured. Cox has been placed on administrative duty, as is the policy of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting. 'While a thorough investigation by [FDLE] is still underway, releasing this footage ensures everyone sees the sequence of events as they unfolded,' Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said in a statement. 'Regardless of the outcome, my commitment is clear, to be transparent with our community, to hold ourselves to the highest standards, and to continue working every day to earn and maintain your trust. In the body cam footage, a deputy is heard shouting, 'Put the gun down' seconds before about six gunshots ring out. The deputy told Laboy, who was lying on the grass, to 'drop the f------ gun.' The weapon, a Sig Sauer P320 that had a round in the chamber, was seen on the grass next to Laboy's hand. Another deputy then placed Laboy's hands behind his back. After searching Laboy's Corvette, deputies found a bag of marijuana and multiple bottles of promethazine, a prescription medication sometimes used to manufacture drugs, the sheriff's office said Monday. The released footage also included video from a helicopter that was assisting deputies in tracking down Laboy's Corvette. The video captured Laboy speeding away, but ultimately driving into a dead-end street in an apartment community in the area of Northwest Fourth Court and Northwest 85th Street, just a mile away from where the pursuit began. Deputies pulled in behind the Corvette, blocking Laboy from driving backward.
Epoch Times
24-07-2025
- Epoch Times
Air Force Investigating Whether Sig Sauer Pistol Was a Factor in Airman's Death
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command is sidelining the M18 Modular Handgun System after the death of an Air Force Security Airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, on July 20. A press release from the 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs office on F.E. Warren provided no details of the incident. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations has the case, and no details will be released at this time to protect the integrity of the investigation, according to the press release. The compact M18 and its full-size counterpart, the M17, are the military and law enforcement variants of the Sig Sauer P320. The Army selected Sig designs for the Modular Handgun System in 2017. All branches of the U.S. military subsequently adopted the pistols as their standard sidearms. A statement from the Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, said the M18 was pulled from service after the Wyoming incident. Air Force Security Forces for the Global Strike Command will carry the M4 rifle while all M18s in service will be inspected 'to identify any immediate safety concerns.' A Sig Sauer spokesman told The Epoch Times the company has reached out to the Air Force and is ready to assist the investigation. 'Our hearts are with the service members and families impacted by the recent reported event at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base. We have offered assistance to the U.S. Military as they investigate the incident and remain willing to help in furtherance of their ongoing investigation,' Phil Strader, vice president for consumer affairs, wrote to The Epoch Times. Global Strike Command spokesman Charles 'Moose' Hoffman said it was too early to release details on the Wyoming incident. 'Out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the safety and security of our personnel, the pause will remain in place pending the completion of comprehensive investigations by the Air Force,' Hoffman wrote in an email to The Epoch Times. The pistol has been dogged for years by claims that it is prone to unintentional discharge if handled or bumped, without the trigger being pulled. At least 80 people have been injured since 2014, and several lawsuits have been filed. In 2021, the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania dismissed a claim by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent that his P320 discharged while in its holster, wounding him. The court ruled that the plaintiff failed to prove the pistol was flawed after the court rejected his expert witnesses. The plaintiff has appealed that decision.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Yahoo
Sig Sauer's P320 banned by Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies
Since its release in 2014, the Sig Sauer P320 has heavily advertised its modularity features. Its visibility was only bolstered in 2017, when the U.S. Army selected the P320 as its new M17/M18 pistol under the Modular Handgun System competition over complaints from rival Glock. But that's not the only attention the weapon received Around the same time the Army was embracing the Sig Sauer P320 as its new official sidearm, it began gaining a reputation for controversy, with numerous investigations and lawsuits surrounding it. Videos posted on the internet showed that the P320 could fire if dropped at a certain angle or was struck on the back of the slide. The handgun was not recalled; however, Sig Sauer offered a voluntary trigger upgrade and implemented changes to P320 production in the future. Aside from the impact-firing issue, the P320 has also come under legal fire for 'uncommanded discharges,' a very nice way of saying the weapon could fire even if someone hadn't pulled the trigger. Plaintiffs, ranging from law enforcement professionals to experienced civilian owners, allege that their P320 fired without the trigger being pulled, often while the handgun was holstered. Reports like these can even be found involving the military version of the P320, like the case of a Marine Corps-issued M18 pistol going off in its holster. In June 2024, a federal jury in Georgia awarded Robert Lang $2.3 million in a lawsuit against Sig Sauer for his P320 shooting him in the thigh as he removed it from its holster. Five months later, a Philadelphia jury awarded an Army veteran $11 million after his personal P320 shot him in the thigh while it was holstered. Those are just the military-related complaints. Sig Sauer vowed to appeal these rulings and maintains that the P320 is safe and cannot fire without the trigger being pulled. Law enforcement officers have filed similar complaints—and in some cases, personal lawsuits. Despite Sig's assurances, multiple law enforcement agencies across the country have banned the P320 following incidents of similar uncommanded discharges. In 2017, after discharge issues with the P320 first surfaced, the Dallas Police Department suspended use of the P320 as a safety precaution. While the standard-issue sidearm for the Dallas PD is the Sig Sauer P226, other handguns, including various models of Glock pistols, are approved for use. The department has not reversed its suspension of the P320 since. In 2019, Officer Craig Jacklyn of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) experienced an uncommanded discharge of his issued P320 while on patrol. Jacklyn is a Marine Corps veteran who served as a Marksmanship Instructor and spent over two decades with SEPTA as a law enforcement officer. Shortly after the incident, a SEPTA investigation concluded that there was no cause for the uncommanded discharge, and the agency made an emergency purchase of 350 Glock 17 pistols and holsters to replace the P320. In 2022, the Milwaukee Police Department announced that it would replace the P320 with the Glock 45 as the department-issued duty weapon. The decision was made following multiple unintended discharges within the department, which prompted the Milwaukee Police Association to file a lawsuit against the city. MPD reported that three officers had been injured since 2020. In October 2024, the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) imposed a temporary ban on the handgun following an uncommanded discharge by a recruit with an issued P320. Both the recruit and the firearms instructor at the scene affirmed that the trigger was not pulled. Following a thorough review by the WSCJTC, which involved law enforcement professionals from across the state and representatives from Sig Sauer, the ban became permanent in February 2025. 'My position has to be safety because we know so much now that if I make a different decision, I don't feel like I'm being responsible,' WSCJTC Executive Director Monica Alexander told KING 5 News. In April 2025, the Denver Police Department notified officers who qualified with the P320 that the weapon is 'No longer considered safe for duty or backup carry.' The department confirmed that its Firearms Unit evaluated the P320 and was able to recreate safety issues. Interestingly, the department's ban came a month before a YouTube video was posted by LFD Research, which documents their recreation of an issue that allows the P320 to fire without the trigger being pulled. The Denver Police Department has not specified the issue recreated by its Firearms Unit. Perhaps the most significant ban on the P320 is by the Chicago Police Department, the second-largest police department in the nation. An affidavit by CPD Range Master Sgt. Wasim M. Said affirms that the department's Firearms Training Section reported possible issues with the P320. Said's investigation into the P320 revealed at least 33 officers injured across 18 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Although Said and the FTS could not replicate a problem on six of CPD's P320s, FTS temporarily suspended the P320 as a Prescribed Duty Weapon on February 28, 2025. On April 7, 2025, Said's findings were presented to the CPD Arsenal Committee, which voted unanimously to phase out the P320. On April 18, 2025, the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police penned a letter to CPD's Superintendent regarding the decision by the Arsenal Committee. The letter notes that Chicago Police Academy recruits had already been notified that the P320 is no longer prescribed for purchase or use and calls for prompt action to mitigate the risk to both police officers and citizens. We Are The Mighty is a celebration of military service, with a mission to entertain, inform, and inspire those who serve and those who support them. We are made by and for current service members, veterans, spouses, family members, and civilians who want to be part of this community. Keep up with the best in military culture and entertainment: subscribe to the We Are The Mighty newsletter. SIG P320 engineering review recommended in Marine Corps report SIG Sauer's legal battles and why the XM7 might not replace the M4 The military's latest handgun might not be safe
