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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
CNN
18-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Armed man arrested at ‘No Kings' protest had more than a dozen explosives at home, police say
A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man initially arrested on suspicion of illegally carrying a gun near a 'No Kings' protest outside Philadelphia over the weekend was rearrested this week after investigators found a pipe bomb and several other explosive devices at his home, authorities said. Kevin Krebs, of Malvern in suburban Chester County, is facing charges including felony possession or manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, according to the county district attorney's office and court documents. Affidavits of probable cause obtained by CNN did not allege what Krebs may have been planning or say why he was near Saturday's protest. The Chester County district attorney's office declined to comment further on the case Wednesday, except to say that the investigation is active and ongoing. CNN has sought comment from an attorney for Krebs. The investigation began early Saturday afternoon as a 'No Kings' rally – one of numerous protests nationwide against President Donald Trump's policies – was getting underway in the Pennsylvania borough of West Chester, some 25 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. A bystander alerted a police officer they saw a man near the protest strapping on 'something akin to a tactical vest,' putting a handgun in his waistband, and hiding it under a neon yellow raincoat, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN. Police radioed the description to other officers in the area, and a West Chester police officer spotted Krebs in a yellow raincoat a block from rally-goers, according to the complaint. The officer stopped and searched Krebs and found a loaded Sig Sauer P320 handgun, a 'bayonet knife,' pepper spray and several magazines of ammunition concealed under his raincoat and clothes, the complaint says. Police then found his vehicle near the area, with an AR-15-style rifle 'on the floor of the rear seat,' according to the criminal complaint. Investigators determined Krebs didn't have a concealed carry permit, and he was arrested and charged Saturday with carrying a firearm without a license before being released on bond on Sunday, authorities said. But the investigation was not over. According to court documents, part of the bail agreement was Krebs had to surrender any weapons and stay at his parents' home in West Chester. On Monday evening, officers executed two search warrants at about the same time: one at his parents' home, where they encountered Krebs, and another at his listed home in Malvern, about 8 miles from West Chester, the complaint says. While officers spoke with Krebs and his father in the first location, officers made an alarming discovery at the second location, according to the complaint. Chester County detectives found what appeared to be a pipe bomb in a desk drawer in the garage of the suburban Krebs' home, and 'detailed drawings of three grenades,' according to the complaint. They called in a neighboring county's bomb squad. In addition to the pipe bomb containing nails and screws, officials found 'improvised detonators' in a box labeled 'no touch pls' in the garage, the complaint says. Also in the garage were more pipes with timers attached to them, shell casings with unidentified powders in them, several ignition fuses, and explosive mixtures, according to the complaint. 'In total, 13 improvised explosive devices were located inside' the home, the complaint says. The bomb squad rendered all devices safe, the district attorney's office said. Krebs was rearrested Tuesday morning and this time denied bail, according to court records. Krebs faces 13 felony counts of possession or manufacture of weapons of mass destruction; a felony count of causing catastrophe; 13 misdemeanor counts of possession of an instrument of crime with intent to employ it criminally; and a misdemeanor count of recklessly endangering another person, according to court records. A preliminary hearing on the latest charges is scheduled for July 3, according to court documents. A preliminary hearing of July 15 is listed for the initial carrying a firearm without a license charge.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Youngstown officer convicted of lesser charge in OVI case
GIRARD, Ohio (WKBN) – A Youngstown police officer received his sentence Thursday in a case where he had been accused of driving while intoxicated. Read next: Man sentenced in Trumbull County crash that injured 3 Joshua Rivers was convicted of a lesser offense of physical control while under the influence as part of a plea agreement. Charges of improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle and speeding were dismissed, according to Girard Municipal Court records. Court records state that the gun seized during the traffic stop, a Sig Sauer P320, will be returned to Rivers. His driver's license suspension was also lifted, court records state. Rivers was ordered to pay fines and court costs, as well as attend a 72-hour driver intervention program in lieu of serving three days in jail. He will be on non-reporting probation for two years, court records state. A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol pulled over the vehicle Rivers was driving on state Route 11 in Liberty Township just before midnight March 15. The trooper reported that River was speeding and driving erratically and that Rivers refused to undergo field sobriety tests. Rivers had been working at the police department but was taken off the road following his arrest. Youngstown Police Staff Lt. Brian Butler said Rivers' status remains unchanged and that he has been working with judicial driving privileges but now that the case has been adjudicated, he will face administrative disciplinary action. Gerry Ricciutti contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Yahoo
Police union boss urges CPD to stop using service weapon alleged to misfire
CHICAGO (WGN) — The president of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police said Friday that more than 1,000 officers are using a service weapon that could accidentally discharge, putting themselves and others at risk and opening the city up to legal action. The Sig Sauer P320 is popular with local and federal law enforcement and personal gun owners but in the past few years has become the focus of dozens of complaints nationwide over claims it can accidentally misfire. 'I believe all of our members carrying this gun should ask for administrative duty, effective immediately,' FOP Lodge 7 president John Catanzara told WGN. 'If I'm on the street, is it going to go off and hurt me, hurt my partner, hurt a citizen? What about my kid at home while I'm getting ready to go to work? It's just so many concerns.' In 2023 WGN's Nexstar partners at NewsNation obtained videos of the weapon allegedly misfiring. Juries last year sided with gun owners in Pennsylvania and Georgia in their lawsuits against the manufacturer. NewsNation: Gun owners sue Sig Sauer over misfiring pistol Catanzara said the Chicago Police Department's arsenal committee voted weeks ago to ban the Sig Sauer P320 but it remains in use. In a Friday letter to police Supt. Larry Snelling, Catanzara asked him to cover the costs of the switch for each of the roughly 1,200 officers using the weapon. That's about 10 percent of the force. 'You are personally and morally going to be subjecting yourself to some major traumas should you have one of these incidental misfires because the department was too lazy or too cheap to solve it faster,' the union leader said. Milwaukee's police department has already ceased use of the weapon. Catanzara said Chicago's force is the largest using the P320 and that once they're pulled, 'it's going to be a snowball down the hill. Everybody's going to have to ban it nationwide.' Sig Sauer denies the gun has a safety problem. 'The P320 cannot, under any circumstances, discharge without a trigger pull – that is a fact. The allegations against the P320 are nothing more than individuals seeking to profit or avoid personal responsibility,' the company said in a statement last month. Catanzara acknowledged that there are differences of opinions about the dangers of the gun within the department but said that if the department has already made moves to ban the weapon, it should proceed with urgency due to liability concerns. WGN's request for comment from the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson's office about the weapon went unanswered. Catanzara's full letter to Supt. Snelling: Catanzara-Letter-to-Snelling-Re-SIGSauer-P320-04182025Download Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
17-04-2025
- Miami Herald
Suspended deputy didn't ask man accused of killing his wife about his guns
When a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy knocked on Nathan Gingles' door to serve him with a restraining order, he didn't ask Nathan whether he had guns on him, despite a judge ordering Nathan to surrender his weapons, body camera footage obtained by the Miami Herald shows. On Jan. 6, Civil Division Deputy Joseph Sasso served Nathan with the restraining order at his apartment, just over five minutes away from his estranged wife Mary Gingles' home. The weapons remained in Nathan's possession. Sasso is suspended as the Broward Sheriff's Office investigates at least seven other deputies for their handling of the case. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony slammed deputies for not collecting Nathan's weapons and not seeking a judge's order to temporarily seize the weapons. BSO could have done so under Florida's red flag law, enacted after the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High mass shooting in Broward. 'When we rectify this situation I'm going to send the fear of God amongst this entire agency,' Tony said last week. Weeks after the interaction, on Feb. 16, a Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic handgun equipped with a silencer belonging to Nathan was used to kill Mary, her father David Ponzer and neighbor Andrew Ferrin, deputies say. Nathan, accused of the triple murder, has pleaded not guilty and is facing the death penalty. During their three minute interaction, Nathan was friendly with Sasso and even fist-bumped the deputy. However, Nathan's tone shifted — and he appeared bitter and infuriated — as he spoke about the domestic violence petition filed by Mary. READ MORE: Terrorized by her husband, she warned police he would kill her. They failed to stop him In several court documents, Mary detailed how she feared that her husband was plotting to kill her. She told police about Nathan's increasingly unhinged behavior, including putting a tracker on her car, breaking into her home wearing gloves, disabling the home's security cameras and leaving behind a backpack containing suspected murder supplies. '...Here we are again' When Nathan opened the door, Sasso remarked that Nathan was 'ready to go,' according to the footage. Nathan was holding a pen and quickly handed over his driver's license. 'You've done this before,' Sasso said. 'Once. It was enough,' Nathan responded. 'But here we are again.' Sasso then told Nathan about an upcoming Zoom hearing and urged him to attend. Nathan said he was familiar with Zoom hearings because he and Mary had been going through a divorce for a year. 'Again, with the restraining order, same as the last restraining order,' Sasso said before being interrupted by Nathan. 'No guns, no contacts, 500 feet or some s--- like that,' Nathan said, shaking his head. 'So you already know how it's going to go,' Sasso replied. 'You hit the nail on the head.' At this point of their interaction, Sasso repeats the conditions of the restraining order, the video shows. But Sasso didn't ask Nathan whether or not he had weapons at his apartment. In the video, Nathan accused Mary of kidnapping Seraphine. He rolled his eyes and smirked as he eluded to how Mary had filed for a previous domestic violence restraining order. A judge granted that restraining order on Feb. 9, 2024, and Nathan's weapons were seized that day by BSO. 'I didn't do s--- to her,' Nathan said, laughing. He also accused Mary of having mental health and substance abuse issues: 'And I'm the one they f--- with.'
