Sig P320 Lawsuit

A very big lawsuit got filed against Sig on 11/30/22. This one has 33 plaintiffs and alleges a lot of issues and damages. While one would expect any lawsuit filing to include as much as possible in order to state an initial case, there are some allegations in this one that, IMO, are particularly damning. 

The reason I find those allegations damning is that 4 incidents outlined were caught on video. Without this it is quite easy to make a counter claim that the owner or user of the Sig P320 was handling the gun negligently or otherwise caused the gun to discharge. If there are 4 incidents of the gun discharging without user interaction on video, that crushes any real doubt that Sig can cast on the case.

Of the 4 incidents caught on video the lawsuit mentions, I've seen two of them. The Philly SEPTA discharge video was pulled from any place I can readily find it, but when it first occurred I saw that video. There is another discharge video, and this one is currently online.

To be clear, I am a Sig P320 Armorer, and from my level of understanding, the gun should not be able to go off on its own. I have my own issues with the design, those are:

1. If the trigger/chassis assembly gets too much oil/lubricant in it, it tends to bind up and then the trigger won't reset.
2. The ejector is built into the chassis, so if you bend/break it, you've broken the actual firearm and not a part that can be readily replaced.

Back to the accidental discharges, I don't know how they're occurring. But at this rate I believe that they definitely are happening, and this isn't just poor gun handling. You couldn't pay me to carry a P320 AIWB. No way, no how would I do that. If you're issued one or forced to carry one, keep it in a big ass duty holster away from your body and don't subject it to any bumps or other bad handling if you can help it. I realize that if you're carrying a gun professionally, sometimes the nature of the job precludes being delicate with everything during various pursuits or struggles, but do what you can to minimize bumping that thing.