Glock Handgun Class Action Highlights Gun’s Dangers

Two gun owners say that the popular Glock handgun is unreasonably dangerous in a class action lawsuit lodged against the company mere days before two more mass shootings roiled the United States.

Lead plaintiffs, David Melian and Christopher George, allege in the Glock handgun class action lawsuit that the weapons are defective in a way that makes them inherently dangerous.

“All of the Class Guns contain at least one defect that renders the pistols unreasonably dangerous and unfit for their intended use,” alleges the complaint. “Each gun contains a feed ramp that is too long and goes into the chamber causing a lack of chamber support for the round/casing which causes the force of a fired round to exert unreasonable pressures upon the round/casing in the 6 o’clock position […] This defect creates a ‘blow out’ or a ‘kaboom’ which is a dangerous situation which causes the round/casing to separate and dislodge a piece of the casing at the 6 o’clock position.”

According to the class action lawsuit, the blow out or kaboom “can, and does, result in personal injury.”

Both plaintiffs allege that they purchased Glock handguns affected by the kaboom defect. They say they were convinced by Glock’s marketing, including a “Safe Action” pistol, and references to “Glock Perfection.”

The plaintiffs contend that dozens, perhaps more than 30, Glock models are affected by the defect, including models 22 through 24, 27, 30, as well as the 41 and .40 caliber Glocks owned by the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs, states the complaint, do not want to get into a Second Amendment debate with the Glock handgun class action lawsuit. However, they do wish to represent other Glock handgun owners who may be affected by this dangerous defect.

“[I]t is only a matter of time before more individuals are seriously injured or killed,” argues the class action lawsuit.

According to the Glock handgun class action lawsuit, the weapons maker knew of the problems caused by the defective guns, but kept it a secret from the public. Glock has not issued a recall or even warned those who own affected models of the handgun.

“The defects have created an unreasonably dangerous situation for a person owning and/or possessing a class handgun, and have substantially reduced or eliminated completely the value of the class guns,” alleges the Glock handgun class action lawsuit.

The Glock handgun class action lawsuit accuses the weapons maker of fraudulent concealment and failure to warn. In addition, the complaint states that Glock falsely represents to the public that its guns are safe. The plaintiffs say they and other consumers would not have purchased the weapons had they known of the defect.

The plaintiffs are represented by Craig M. Nicholas and Alex Tomasevic of Nicholas & Tomasevic LLP, Robert K. Lewis and Christopher A. Treadway of Lewis Law Firm PLC, and Amy M. Pokora of Pokora Law PLC.

The Glock Handgun Class Action Lawsuit is Melian, et al. v. Glock Incorporated, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-04872, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

UPDATE: The TCA Glock Handgun Defect Investigation is now open! If you own a Glock and were unaware the handgun contains an unsupported chamber, submit your information here.

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