Re: Who makes a single stack, HAMMER fired 9mm?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mtneer</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Downzero</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mtneer</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Downzero</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There is absolutely no evidence that a light trigger has ever been an issue in any case, criminal or civil. I've not seen a single opinion mentioning it, just a bunch of armchair quarterbacking on forums. </div></div>
Chavez v Glock Actually, there is. This is just the latest. Granted it's in Cali that the family is just suing everyone with deep pockets, but this case is pretty much all about trigger pull. </div></div>
I'm talking about a case regarding a self defense shooting. Of course it's relevant to products liability. It's a critical issue there. </div></div>
"...Partridge filed the trigger mechanism of his pistol to lighten the trigger pull so that the gun would have "hair trigger action"; <span style="font-weight: bold">the trial court specifically found this modification of the gun to be a negligent act, creating an exceptionally dangerous weapon</span>." STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v.WAYNE E. PARTRIDGE et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Granted it's a 1973 case about auto insturance (long, strange story) and not self defense but modified/"light" triggers are the low hanging fruit for lawyers. </div></div>
Again, that is a tort case, not a self defense issue. A lighter trigger is a VERY significant issue in a tort case, where the issue is the amount of precaution taken.
In a self defense case, you're already conceding that you shot the guy, and saying that you're legally justified in doing so. Considering you're conceding that you shot the guy, conceding that you shot him with 3 pounds of trigger pressure versus 5 is irrelevant.
If you manage to accidentally shoot someone, that's an entirely different story. A heavier trigger is less likely to trip unintentionally.