Originally Posted by
Texaspoff
Don't let that thought of the Glocks fire control system status, not being fully tensioned be a safety net for you. In the event the striker was to slip off the trigger bar, and the striker block safety failed, there is enough force for a Glocks striker to set off a round. This has bee proven multiple times over the years. Now I'm not saying Glocks aren't safe, but do not allow a condition of the weapon to cause you to believe it is more safe than any other platform by design.
With that, and waiting to see the facts of this incident, not just what has been reported by media outlets, but to see the actual investigation report, I won't make any final decisions.
Based on what has been reported so far, it appears she may have not had the pistol in a secure area of her purse, holster or not. The holster in question has had previous issues, questioning it's security and safety enough that several training facilities, including FLETC and Gunsite to name a few, have banned it's use.
The other issue with this incident, is, she nor anyone else, could see the weapon when it discharged. Therefore, without seeing the weapon, since it was in her purse, how could she or anyone else say without a doubt, nothing was in the trigger guard area and actuated the trigger and firing sequence causing the discharge?
I have intimate knowledge of the Sig 320 and while the pre upgraded models, could be made to discharge under a certain condition, this has been resolved, IMO and due to my own personal testing of some of our 320's used by officers in our department. We even destroyed a couple of frames attempting to duplicate the drop fire issue, that by the way, some of the pistols tested would do before they were upgraded.
IMO, I believe some outside source or object caused the discharge and based on the previous drop fire issue with the 320, this was the first and easiest way to explain what happened. Time will tell, maybe, and maybe there will never be a definitive answer as to how or why it happened.
I am carrying a 320 on duty currently, and have absolutely zero concerns about it based on what I have put this pistol through to verify it's mechanically safe. I have also carried Glocks in the past during my career and have no issues with them and being worried about their mechanical safeties, even with all the claimed, "My Glock just went off by itself" over the years.
TXPO
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