The state of New Jersey has sued Sig Sauer, alleging that the gunmaker’s popular P320 pistol is a safety risk due to repeated allegations that it can fire unexpectedly.

The lawsuit — believed to be the first of its kind by a state government — is seeking to ban the sale of the P320 in New Jersey, and require Sig Sauer — based in Newington, New Hampshire — to issue a statewide recall.

“If you think about a firearm, if I was designing one, the one thing I would make sure it did was not fire unless the trigger is pulled,” said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin during a press conference Thursday. “And yet, that is exactly what this gun did.”

New Jersey’s lawsuit highlights multiple instances in which local police officers were injured by their department-issued P320. Walter Imbert

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