On Wednesday, October 24, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that HatsanUSA Inc., of Bentonville, Arkansas, is voluntarily recalling about 2,400 units of Hatsan Striker air rifles. These rifles were sold nationwide from November 2011 through July 2012 for between $100 and $130 at Dunham’s Sports, Sportsman’s Warehouse, and other sporting goods stores and gun shops.
Manufactured in Turkey, the recalled items involve 43 inch long Hatsan Striker air rifles that shoot pellets. There are three styles available: black with a gray forearm grip and gray rear grip; camouflage with a black forearm grip and black rear grip; and brown hardwood with crosshatching cut into the forearm grip and rear grip. Serial numbers of recalled rifles begin with one of the following sets of numbers: 0511, 0811, 0911, 1011, 0112, 0212, 0312, or 0412. The serial numbers are printed on the air rifle’s barrel block on the left side just in front of the rear sight.
The air rifles pose an injury hazard because they can fire unexpectedly when the closing the action during the cocking process.
Unfortunately, unsafe consumer products, including air rifles, can and do reach store shelves due to inadequate safety precautions by manufacturers and retailers. Such negligent inattention to safety can occur during different product phases, such as design, testing, production, and sale. At Swartz & Swartz, P.C., our product liability and personal injury attorneys pursue justice on behalf of victims of hazardous products and throughout the United States. Our firm has a national reputation for successfully representing consumers and their families who have been victimized by defective products, resulting in severe and catastrophic injuries. If you or a family member have suffered significant personal injuries as the result of a defective product or negligence, contact the law office of Swartz & Swartz, P.C. Call (617) 742-1900 in the Boston area, or for clients in greater Massachusetts, New England, or other states across the U.S., call toll-free at 1-800-545-3732.
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