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    Parents Sue Glock for Firearm Design That Led to the Unintentional Shooting of Their Son

    Bunce, et al. v. Glock, Inc., et al.

    10.17.2024

      Everytown Law joins White & Quinlan in representing the family of a three-year-old who unintentionally shot himself using a Glock firearm. 

      The lawsuit alleges that the weapon used in the shooting, a Glock 26 pistol known as a “Baby Glock,” was deliberately designed without safety features that would have prevented its unintentional discharge by a toddler. Among other things, the firearm lacks any form of manual safety or grip safety, and has a light trigger pull that makes it susceptible to instant and unintentional discharge. Despite marketing the firearm for use in home and personal defense–including residential settings where children are likely to be present–the lawsuit alleges that Glock has failed to incorporate safety features that would prevent foreseeable unintentional discharge of the firearm by children, and has failed to adequately warn users of the dangers of its product. The lawsuit seeks to hold Glock Inc. and its Austria-based parent company Glock Ges.m.b.H.  accountable for a foreseeably dangerous design that ultimately led to a preventable tragedy.

      Case Documents

      June 23, 2023 – ComplaintDownload
      October 5, 2023 – First Amended ComplaintDownload
      February 2, 2024 – Plaintiffs’ Motion for Alternate ServiceDownload
      February 20, 2024 – Objection to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Alternative ServiceDownload
      March 5, 2024 – Plaintiffs’ Reply Memo in Support of Motion for Alternate ServiceDownload
      June 18, 2024 – Order Granting Extension of Time and Denying Motion for Alternate ServiceDownload
      February 21, 2025 -Defendants’ Motion for a Protective Order Download
      March 14, 2025 – Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for a Protective Order and Cross-Motion to Compel DiscoveryDownload
      April 4, 2025 – Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion to CompelDownload
      April 17, 2025 – Reply Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Discovery Download

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