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Press Release: https://angledspade.com/the-angle/press-release-angled-spade-technologies-patent-application-us20250164203a1/
Gun Reviewer: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/angled-spade-p320-safety-patent-statement/
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https://www.wearethemighty.com/military-news/patent-says-the-sig-sauer-p320-is-unsafe-but-offers-a-fix/
"A new patent says the Sig Sauer P320 is unsafe – but offers a fix'"
"If you like your P320, check out what Angled Spade Technologies can do to make it safe."
By Miguel Ortiz
Published Aug 7, 2025 11:16 AM PDT
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On July 31, 2025, a federal jury unanimously concluded that the P320 is defectively designed and caused an injury to a Massachusetts police officer. The jury also concluded that the officer carried the P320 knowing it was defective; because of this, under Massachusetts law, the plaintiff was unable to recover damages.
Sig Sauer maintains, “The P320 cannot, under any circumstances, discharge without the trigger first being moved to the rear.”
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Angled Spade Technologies is a Connecticut-based engineering and innovation firm. AST worked with engineer Brian McDonald to create and submit U.S. Patent Application US20250164203A1, a firearm safety with sear block for the P320. The patent notes that the P320 “is an incomplete and unsafe design,” citing multiple lawsuits based on uncommanded discharges.
“Our solution physically blocks the sear’s movement when the manual safety is engaged. Something that, to date, has not been a feature of the P320® and its variants,” AST Partner and Engineer Joe Salvador said in a press release. The statement summarizes that their mechanism acts as a redundant safety to ensure that the P320 cannot fire while the manual safety is engaged.
