North Carolina Judge Tosses P320 Lawsuit

Another courtroom battle over the SIG SAUER P320 is officially over, and it’s another win for the gunmaker.

A federal judge in North Carolina dismissed a lawsuit claiming the P320 discharged without the trigger being pulled, siding squarely with SIG.

This case, filed by a plaintiff named Williams, dragged on for more than five years. But when it came down to the facts, the court found the plaintiff’s case had nothing to stand on.

The judge ruled that Williams’ liability experts weren’t qualified to testify on the pistol’s design, and the opinions they did provide were unreliable. Without credible expert testimony, the lawsuit collapsed.

SIG’s outside counsel, Kristen Dennison of Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP, hat this to say after the ruling:

“We are both pleased and unsurprised that accusations concerning the P320 firing without a trigger pull have once again proven to be unfounded in the court of law.”

That “once again” is key. Nearly twenty separate P320-related cases have now been dismissed.

Each time, courts have leaned on the evidence presented showing that the P320 doesn’t just fire on its own. In every round of litigation, claims of spontaneous discharges fail to hold up under scrutiny.

For SIG, this ruling reinforces the reputation of the P320 — not just as a popular duty pistol, but as a safe and reliable firearm trusted by law enforcement and civilians alike.

This is the same platform chosen by the U.S. Army as its M17 sidearm, and per SIG it continues to prove its durability in the toughest environments.

SIG even maintains a site, P320Truth.com, dedicated to breaking down the info about the pistol and pushing back against what it deems misinformation.

With each dismissal, that message grows stronger for the New Hampshire-based company: the P320 is without fault, and accusations to the contrary keep falling flat.

What are your thoughts on the SIG Sauer P320? Do you still own and carry one?

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