Safe.”“We’ve designed safety elements into every necessary feature on this pistol,” the site’s promotional copy reads. Sig Sauer’s website describes the pistol as “Innovative. Previously, Sig Sauer had told TTAG it had “full confidence in the reliability, durability and safety of its striker- fired handgun platform,” and insisted all models of the P3.
20 was marketed as a next- gen firearm which could never go wrong.
Firearms experts universally emphasize gun owners should always assume a gun could discharge at any time and act accordingly, even when its safety is on or whoever is holding it believes it is unloaded. The discharges occurred across several models of the P3. Omaha Outdoors blog post warned the gun could accidentally discharge when dropped from below waist level. While TTAG’s test found that when they dropped the gun from a height of around 4- 4. Two drop tests conducted by gun enthusiast sites, The Truth About Guns and retailer Omaha Outdoors’ blog, show exactly what can happen if you slip up when holding a P3.
The company gave no indication whether anyone was wounded or killed as a result of the design defect, though the Trace reported the Dallas Police Department has already pulled it from service, and one Stamford, Connecticut police officer has sued for $7 million after allegedly dropping a P3. Per CNBC, Sig Sauer admitted on Tuesday that dropping the pistols could cause an “unintentional discharge” and said it has developed “a number of enhancements in function, reliability and overall safety including drop performance.” The company said it will announce by August 1. Firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer is offering a “voluntary upgrade” to owners of its P3. Surprise, This Sig Sauer Pistol That 'Won't Fire Unless You Want It To' Fires When You Drop It.
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