How is this in anyway tech/HN related?

A lot of the discussion in the comments here is about gun mechanisms.

This could be considered gun tech. Note that HN doesn't require posts to be tech related, although this post might be a little borderline regarding the "If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic." guideline.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

In the most abstract terms, this unfortunate death occurred because a gadget/device completely failed its security checks.

Apparently judging by the information at the end of the text, Sig Sauer is the “Boeing” of firearms.