Firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer has been criticized over its reaction to safety concerns about the company’s flagship P320 pistol after the death of a U.S. serviceman.
U.S. Air Force Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died from a gunshot wound to his chest at 1:30 a.m. on July 20.
The shot came from his holstered M18 pistol, which allegedly discharged as he placed it on a desk. The M18 is the military variant of the P320.
The Air Force is investigating Lovan’s death, and the Air Force Global Strike Command, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, pulled the pistol from service….