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NEWINGTON, N.H., (October 17, 2025) – New Jersey
Attorney General Platkin (D) filed a complaint against SIG SAUER, making
numerous false and unsubstantiated claims about the P320. This false
information requires immediate clarification and remedy.
AG Platkin’s assertion that the Modular Handgun System
(MHS) program would not accept SIG SAUER’s submission because testing by
the U.S. Army deemed it “unsafe” without a manual safety is outright false.
The MHS program solicitation required all firearm manufacturers’
bids include pistols with manual safeties. The Government assured all
bidders it would discontinue testing and eliminate a competitor from
further consideration if the testing process uncovered any safety issue.
SIG SAUER was not eliminated from the competition, but in fact was awarded
the contract for the military’s official sidearm.
The Attorney General’s office further stated that an FBI
Ballistics Research Facility report claimed one of the safety mechanisms of
the P320 can be disabled without any pressure on the trigger. This is also
false. SIG SAUER engineers worked directly with the FBI and the Michigan
State Police, who commissioned the report, to conduct a comprehensive
battery of follow-on tests. The tests resulted in zero failures and today
the Michigan State Police confidently issue their officers P320 pistols.
Contrary to the baseless allegations, SIG SAUER has
always and will continue to put the safety and security of the US Military,
the law enforcement community, consumers, and the public first. AG
Platkin’s statement that the P320 can fire uncommanded is also incorrect.
To date, nearly twenty (20) P320 lawsuits have been dismissed. Despite
years of litigation, plaintiffs’ “experts” have been repeatedly excluded
from testifying after being unable to re-create a P320 discharge without a
trigger pull. SIG SAUER intends to seek dismissal of AG Platkin’s baseless
complaint.
The P320 pistol is one of the safest, most advanced
pistols in the world. It meets and exceeds all industry safety standards.
Its design has been thoroughly tested and validated by the U.S. Military
and law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels, along
with several major global militaries. Since its development in 2014, the
P320 has undergone more testing and technical review than virtually any
other pistol in history.
Please visit P320Truth.com,
a dedicated website for promoting accurate information about the P320.
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