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Federal officials have said a was recovered from at the scene; multiple outlets report the released a photo identifying a ‑style 9 mm pistol (reported by DHS and several news organizations) while eyew...
A growing body of , media investigations and alleges that ’s modular P320/M18 pistols have discharged without a trigger pull, causing injuries and at least one death; SIG Sauer strongly disputes those...
The available ICE policy documents make clear that , with limits on the number and type of handguns and additional authority for tactical teams. The most detailed lists and procedural rules appear in ...
Federal courts have produced a patchwork of outcomes in major lawsuits over the P320: several juries have concluded the pistol was defectively designed and awarded multimillion‑dollar verdicts, appell...
Reporting confirms that the firearm linked to was a 9mm pistol — widely reported as a P320 variant — and that federal authorities released photos and are reviewing body‑worn camera footage of the inci...
The P320 has appeared repeatedly in post‑shooting and forensic investigations — described in reporting as implicated in scores to hundreds of alleged uncommanded discharges — and that pattern has prod...
Public reporting and procurement records show that since 2024 ICE has placed large-dollar orders with vendors including Quantico Tactical Incorporated, Geissele Automatics, Atlantic Diving Supply (ADS...
Investigations, agency tests, company documents and reporting converge on a handful of internal parts repeatedly cited in incident reports and forensic work: elements of the striker/ sear system (incl...
Video evidence clearly shows a Border Patrol agent removing a handgun from ’s waistband after he was taken to the ground, but investigators have not publicly confirmed that Pretti’s gun discharged at ...
Available reporting indicates the M7 series (type-classified XM7/M7) is a SIG Sauer MCX-derived design and SIG and multiple outlets describe it as piston-driven rather than classic AR-style direct imp...
The Army’s adoption of the 6.8x51 (.277 Fury) under the NGSW effort reflects a clear trade-off: substantially greater on‑target energy and barrier/armor performance than 5.56 NATO, at the cost of heav...
ICE maintains written firearms and use-of-force policy and separate authorized‑firearms lists for components such as Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)...
Available documents in the provided set do not state how many firearms are allocated to each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent; none of the agency reports, policy pages, or training...
A limited set of government documents and memos tied to the P320 controversy have entered the public domain: an Ballistic Research Facility evaluation of an M18/P320 that was obtained and circulated p...
was carrying a legally licensed handgun during the confrontation in that ended with his death on , 2026; reporting and video reviewed by multiple outlets place the shooting and the moments when agents...
’s 2017 voluntary upgrade for the P320 made targeted mechanical alterations: lighter internal components (a thinner-profile trigger, reduced-weight sear and striker) and the addition of a mechanical d...
’s spending on rifles, ammunition, and tactical gear has risen sharply since 2021, shifting from relatively modest recurring buys to large, sometimes single-vendor awards for helmets, sniper systems, ...
The most commonly associated with field agents in recent years is the family—the agency moved from the older SIG P229 DAK (.40 S&W) to the P320 compact variant as its adopted service pistol—while ICE ...
Several U.S. law‑enforcement organizations have publicly moved away from the P320 platform; the clearest, documented replacements show a strong pivot toward pistols—most notably ICE’s mandate to procu...
Federal judges in product‑liability litigation have repeatedly applied ’s methodology-focused gatekeeping: they have excluded expert causation opinions that lacked transparent, testable methods or rel...