Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Documents from Public

Re:Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Docu... by lazide on Friday August 29, 2025 @03:33PM (#45068386)

Notably, the FBI found it was entirely possible to disable the striker block without the trigger being pulled. A combination of wear, inadequate design, and loose manufacturing tolerances.

They couldn’t get it to fire uncommanded however, unless they bypassed the trigger.

However, they got the gun because it had gone off uncommanded in the holster - with witnesses - and no hands or anything else near it.

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Re:Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Docu... by jibe on Saturday August 30, 2025 @06:10PM (#45078423)

FBI found it was entirely possible to disable the striker block without the trigger being pulled. A combination of wear, inadequate design, and loose manufacturing tolerances.

To disable the striker block, they removed the rear plate, applied pressure to lift the slide up and away from the grip, then stuck a punch into the back of the gun to manually release the sear. Maybe this is the beginning of discovering an issue with the striker block, but this isn't simulating a failure that could happen under normal circumstances (specifically jamming a punch in the back and releasing the sear).

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Re:Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Docu... by lazide on Saturday August 30, 2025 @06:18PM (#45078485)

That is how they bypassed the trigger. The internal safety released when it should not and that is how they proved it.

How else do you want them to demonstrate an internal safety that was supposed to work was non-functional?

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