Over the last few years, I have been closely watching the ‘developments’ regarding the Sig Sauer P320 and the claims by Law Enforcement Officers and Civilians alike that this Handgun discharges un-commanded while in the Holster. The number of incidents has continued to increase, and instead of recalling the Handguns, Sig is ‘doubling down’ and accusing the injured officers of improper use and negligence/operator error. Sig has also re-written the P320 Owner’s Manual telling owners NOT to have a Round in the Chamber. In the last few months quite a few Law Enforcement Agencies (and rumored to include federal agencies) have abandoned the Sig P320 with many going back to their previously issued Handguns. Some months back, the law enforcement training facility in Washington State had an incident where a Cadet was injured by the Sig p320 resulting in the Director of that facility banning the Sig Sauer P320 from the facility. After Washington’s Training Facility banded the P320, Sig attempted to sue the Director requesting as Gag Order. Over a year ago, I started telling Students that if they have a Sig Sauer P320, they had to do the ‘live fire’ Qualification alone as the potential risk to other Students in the Class was too much. The final blow was a few weeks back when I received a call from another Instructor informing me that a CCW Student in Calaveras County had an un-commanded incident and was injured. I do not know the extent of the injury. Until this issue is resolved and the Sig Sauer P320 is determined to be safe, we will not allow the P320 in the Classes.
