The Army And Marine Corps Are Checking Their M4s And M16s For A Dangerous Glitch
By Jeff Schogol
on June 1, 2018
Both the Army and Marine Corps are checking their M4 carbines and M16 rifles for a malfunction with the selector switch that causes the weapons to fire without soldiers or Marines pulling the trigger.
The Army first issued a safety message about the issue on March 29 following an incident at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where a soldier’s M4A1 carbine went off unexpectedly during troubleshooting, said R. Slade Walters, a spokesman for U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.
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