The handgun at the centre of an RCMP investigation on Prince Edward Island has been the subject of a flurry of lawsuits and counter-lawsuits involving its manufacturer — and was recently acquired in large numbers by the Canadian Armed Forces.
The pistol, a SIG Sauer P320, allegedly misfired while in a Charlottetown police officer’s holster on Sept. 4.
Several U.S. law enforcement agencies have either suspended or discontinued use of the pistol this year over alleged safety concerns. The gun was also at the centre of an investigation by one branch of the American military following the accidental death of a U.S. Air Force security airman in July.
