1) Known design flaw originally determined to be an acceptable risk since bean counters decided it was cheaper to pay for the lawsuits.
2) A design flaw that seriously eroded customer confidence and prompted an immediate recall and redesign to regain that confidence despite being a localized problem.
3) Operating as intended and with a very good safety record; of the millions of rounds discharged annually, a vanishingly small amount of accidents can be directly attributed to a defective firearm.
(I know, that's some pretty stinky bait I'm casting
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