AG Healey: Glock firearms are ‘prone to accidental discharge’
Attorney General Maura Healey is investigating possible safety problems involving guns by Remington and Glock, reports The Boston Globe.
In a newly disclosed legal action, Healey says Glock guns are “prone to accidental discharge” and she is concerned that Glock may have ignored warnings about the problem. She wants gun manufacturers to reveal customer safety complaints, since firearms are not regulated by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission.
“As the chief law enforcement office in Massachusetts, we are seeking that information to better inform our residents and to protect them from any safety or manufacturing issues with guns sold here,” Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, a Healey spokeswoman, told the Globe. “It’s unfortunate that these gun manufacturers have taken our office to court rather than comply with a simple request for consumer complaints and related information.”
Both Remington and Glock have sued Healey, saying she is abusing her authority.
Read the full story in the Globe.
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