Smith & Wesson misfires

Posted by Al Lewis on February 24, 2009
Whoops!

ppk_recall1Smith & Wesson is recalling handguns that may just go off by themselves.

 

“Smith & Wesson has identified a condition … which may permit a round to be discharged without the trigger being pulled,” the Springfield, Mass. gun maker said on its website.

 

The recall applies to Walther PPK and PPK/S pistols.

 

And just in case gun owners didn’t know, the company says: “Any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential for causing injury, and we ask that you stop using your pistol immediately.”

 

Otherwise, you can tell it to the judge: “Your honor, really, the gun just went of by itself.”

 

(PHOTO: Smith & Wesson)