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Council schedules surplus/destruction of recalled SIG pistols for July 30 after insurance‑approved waiver review
Summary
Council approved placing a resolution on the July 30 agenda to declare certain recalled SIG pistols surplus and to authorize disposal; staff and the city attorney outlined options, including destruction or sale with a liability‑minimizing waiver approved by the city insurer.
Police and legal staff briefed council July 16 on a batch of recalled SIG P320 pistols that the department no longer intends to deploy. The manufacturer has publicly stated the pistols are safe, but the city attorney and insurance carrier recommended that liability be minimized by either destroying the firearms or by surplusing them with a signed waiver for buyers.
Police Chief Feberlick said the department assembled about 29 firearms originally…
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