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I remember there was a recall for some safety issue for the Ruger Mk.IV, but I don't remember exactly what. They're still selling them, so I'm assuming it was an identified error in a batch.
For the SPAS12, this has only been observed on *some* guns, not all guns with the older lever safety exhibit this problem, though some guns which didn't use to, then did. The crossbolt safety (which Franchi would offer for free, for a time after the lever safety issue was discovered) never does it.

Goes to show that you shouldn't trust *only* the safety on a firearm, always keep it pointed in the direction you rather would want it to be if it would ever fire (as in, somewhere where nobody gets hurt, or optionally, always against the enemy).
Guns don't suddenly fire by themselves, but a defective safety could possibly make the sear trip. Generally only exhibited on either not so well thought out guns, or not so well manufactured guns, or guns which are both.

I don't think any of this makes the SPAS12 a terrible shotgun though. It works fine. Assuming it was the only shotgun I had to work with, I could deal with it. If the buffer is new, I can feed it buck and slug, and if the buffer is worn out or missing, I could still run it manually, even if it wouldn't be as fast as I'd want.
It's dated and quirky, but it's still a 12 Gauge shotgun, and it certainly has unrivaled aesthetics.