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

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.

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