The gun Alex Pretti was carrying

 by Olivia Murray

Last year, Sig Sauer, one of the most popular gun manufacturers in the U.S., found itself in the middle of a massive scandal, which had been brewing for years: claims about uncommanded discharges from the P320 were growing in frequency, and, there were videos. In layman’s terms, an uncommanded discharge, as opposed to a negligent discharge, is when the gun fires without provocation; in the case of the P320, it was apparently going off while holstered, as well as when it was just…sitting there.

Here’s a video on a range, where a gun goes off and immediately, the instructor asks if it’s a “f—cking” P320,” which it is:

“Get this gun off the range.”

Here, we see a gun enthusiast attempt an at-home test to see if he can get the gun to go off without squeezing the trigger—he does:

And here, a law enforcement officer with a holstered P320 experiences an uncommanded discharge:

(There is no shortage of examples.)

It was a PR crisis, to the nth degree, and Sig attempted to avoid addressing the scandal entirely. But eventually, when the evidence and backlash became too much, without acknowledging any design or material flaw on their end—no doubt because there were billions on the line from law enforcement and military contracts—Sig announced a “voluntary upgrade program” which provided new design components to the P320 owner. (As someone who owns one, call me crazy, but I don’t trust an upgrade, so now I’ve got a very expensive paperweight.) The manufacturer is now facing numerous lawsuits, with an internet search revealing “over 100 cases” in different jurisdictions; there’s a New Jersey state lawsuit seeking a recall, a class-action suit in Washington, and more than 30 mass-action filings elsewhere.

But with the shooting of Alex Pretti, I wonder if Sig is doomed. You see, the firearm Pretti was carrying, the same one that he drew on officers (the weapon they disarmed him of during the struggle), was a P320. And, here’s video of what appears to be the gun going off during that confrontation:

What we can’t determine from the clip is whether Pretti pulled the trigger or, did the P320 do what the P320 has been shown to do? (I imagine that Sig’s executives are in quite the panic this morning.) Of course, officers have every reason to self-defense the moment someone pulls a weapon on them, but even more of a reason if they hear and see the gun, held by the person who just drew on them, go off. Regardless, this all really disrupts the narrative that ICE agents unlawfully shot an American citizen who was simply protesting and exercising his First Amendment rights.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/did_anyone_realize_the_significance_of_the_gun_alex_pretti_was_carrying.html