[Blueduck]

Sorry if it's been posted before, but being a safey issue...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/09/holster.recall.ap/index.html

[moredes]

from http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/09/ho...l.ap/index.html :



Holsters recalled for causing guns to fire accidentally

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 Posted: 8:08 PM EDT (0008 GMT)



WASHINGTON (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, Pennsylvania, 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.

[peashooter]

Keep the holster, ditch the Glock.:evil:

[Johnny Guest]

Two threads merged - - Newer with the older one.

Johnny

[pauli]

::cough::shouldhahaddagripsafety::cough::

;)

[Grump]

::cough::shouldhahaddagripsafety::cough::
Doubt that would always help when one is re-holstering a pistol.

Unless you recommend some sorta sissy two-finger, dontchadare touch the backstrap grip technique when plugging the piece back into the holster.:neener:

Seems like somebody's Gold Cup discharged at the Front Sight school when it was being re-holstered with the safety off. Grip safety didn't help there. ::cough-cough::

[pauli]

it was a cheapshot for entertainment purposes. i'm sure someone reholstering with enough force to set off a glock trigger would be depressing a grip safety anyway.

the real question is, did the holster complain about trigger feel? ;)