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Sig Sauer guns hanging on soldiers' hips may be firing without trigger pull

’ hips may be firing without trigger pull By Todd Bookman Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 8:00 AM EDT A military police sergeant stood chatting with his supervisor inside an office at Fort Eustis in Virginia when another soldier, on his way to the refrigerator, tried to squeeze past him. That’s when their gun holsters made contact.

A year after the Army announced its contract with Sig Sauer, a Department of Defense report was released showing that during testing, the military found the P320 could go off without a trigger pull if dropped at certain angles. Greg Rinckey, a former intelligence officer and Army JAG now in private practice, said that when a gun discharges, it can be difficult to determine if the soldier was negligent in their handling of the weapon, or if there was another factor involved. The Marine Corps said in a statement that professional armorers and engineers inspected the weapon involved in that incident, and found it was “complete, functional, included all safety equipment, and was operating properly.”

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