In a sworn statement filed this week, a Chicago Police Department firearms supervisor told a federal judge more than 500 CPD officers are still carrying a controversial handgun that's been tied to claims of misfire and injuries across the country, NBC 5 Investigates has learned.

Earlier this year, Chicago Police decided to move away from the Sig Sauer P320 - a handgun that officers and civilians alike have sued the gunmaker over - claiming the handgun is defective.

Chicago's police union accused CPD of not moving quickly enough to get rid of the handgun and filed a complaint with the court.

In an order filed last week, Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer agreed. She is overseeing Chicago Police's consent decree, which requires the city to provide its officers with safe equipment.

In her order last

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