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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kathy McCormack

New Hampshire's new law protecting gunmakers faces first test in court over Sig Sauer lawsuit

US Gunmaker Liability Protection - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A new state law in New Hampshire that makes it harder to take gunmaker Sig Sauer to court is getting its first test before a judge on Monday.

The 2-month-old law was created by the Republican-led Legislature in response to mounting lawsuits faced by the Newington-based manufacturer over its popular P320 pistol. The lawsuits say that the gun can go off without the trigger being pulled, an allegation Sig Sauer denies.

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