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hrdwareguy · 06-09-2004, 02:08 PM

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Recalled Holsters Could Cause Guns To Fire

Strap Can Cause Gun To Fire Accidentally

Call 1-866-508-3997 For More Information

Jun 9, 2004 11:03 am US/Central
NEW YORK (AP) A Pennsylvania company is recalling some 3,200 gun holsters because the strap can catch the trigger and cause the weapon to fire accidentally.

Eight incidents of accidental firing have been reported, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.

The Fobus USA Holster Division of First Samco Inc., of Southampton, Pa., is recalling its Fobus GLT holsters, designed for Series 17 and Series 19 Glock handguns fitted with a laser-sight light. There have been eight reports of guns discharging as they were inserted into the holster. One person sustained a finger injury.

The recall, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, involves about 3,200 units with leather or plastic retention straps less than an inch wide. The holsters are inscribed with "GL 2..EMZ," "FOBUS" and "Made in Israel." They were sold at gun accessory retailers nationwide and on the Fobus Web site between March 2002 and March 2003 for about $40 to $45.

The holsters have since been redesigned with wider straps and a plastic tip that is too wide to be caught in the trigger guard.

Consumers should stop using the holsters immediately and bring them to a Fobus USA distributor for a free replacement holster or contact First Samco Inc. for instructions on how to return product for a replacement. Consumers can also send the recalled holster to Fobus USA in Southampton, and will be reimbursed for return shipping.

For more information consumers can call 1-866-508-3997 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.

MSD · 06-11-2004, 01:14 PM

Shouldn't the safety be on when holstering it anyway?

hrdwareguy · 06-11-2004, 03:11 PM

The only safety on a glock is your finger. Well, you could count that trigger safety but the problem is that as you snap the above mentioned holster, it slides through the trigger guard, bumps the trigger safety and pushes the trigger back.....BANG.

BCD · 06-11-2004, 06:36 PM

Thanks for the post. Doesn't apply to the FOBIS I recently purchased, but good to know nonetheless.

MSD · 06-11-2004, 08:43 PM

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Originally posted by hrdwareguy
The only safety on a glock is your finger. Well, you could count that trigger safety but the problem is that as you snap the above mentioned holster, it slides through the trigger guard, bumps the trigger safety and pushes the trigger back.....BANG.

Oh, now I remember it. Stupid designs all around.

gdr2004 · 06-16-2004, 11:05 AM

Stupid is as stupid does and I guess in this case, stupid also means dangerous :-p

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hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	The only safety on a glock is your finger. Well, you could count that trigger safety but the problem is that as you snap the above mentioned holster, it slides through the trigger guard, bumps the trigger safety and pushes the trigger back.....BANG. __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

06-11-2004, 01:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Shouldn't the safety be on when holstering it anyway?

06-11-2004, 06:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
BCD Insane Location: Charlotte, NC	Thanks for the post. Doesn't apply to the FOBIS I recently purchased, but good to know nonetheless.

06-16-2004, 11:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
gdr2004 Crazy Location: CA	Stupid is as stupid does and I guess in this case, stupid also means dangerous :-p