Bothell resident files class-action lawsuit against Sig Sauer over ‘defectively designed’ handgun
Nov 18, 2025, 5:31 PM
A photo of a Sig Sauer P320 handgun. (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images)
(Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images)
A man from Bothell filed a class action lawsuit on Monday against the gun manufacturer, Sig Sauer, alleging the company sold its P320 handgun with a safety defect that caused the gun to fire without the trigger being pulled.
Patrick Schreiber purchased a P320 in 2021 and claims the firearm is “defectively designed,” further stating that Sig Sauer did not disclose any safety concerns, according to the lawsuit.
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Bothell resident files class-action lawsuit against Sig Sauer over faulty firearm
Schreiber intends to represent all Washington residents who have purchased a Sig Sauer P320 without a manual safety after November 2021.
The complaint included more than 200 instances of accidental discharges across several law enforcement agencies from Sig Sauer’s P320 handgun.
Several law enforcement agencies have previously banned the use of the firearm in their respective departments for safety, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Chicago Police Department, among others, according to KIRO 7.
The lawsuit claims that all P320s sold in WA include the same faulty internal designs, and consumers paid full price for the firearm that did not meet basic safety requirements.
In 2017, Sig Sauer conducted an internal analysis for the U.S. Army, rating unintentional discharges as a “high-risk” with a possibility of causing significant injuries.
Additionally, the complaint claimed that Sig Sauer did not add any external safety features or give customers notice of the potentially defective product.
Dozens of instances involving personal-injury cases are also mentioned in the lawsuit, including officers who holstered their weapons and it fired unexpectedly.
The lawsuit claimed that Sig Sauer violated the Consumer Protection Act as the company failed to disclose any known risks, while continuing to advertise the pistol with imagery of military editions of the firearm, though they include manual safeties not included on the P320.
Schreiber is asking the court to order Sig Sauer to repair or disclose the alleged defect, compensate customers, and stop deceptive marketing campaigns.
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