00:01A serious defect affecting Queensland's thin blue line.
00:06An issue identified in testing related to a malfunction which could result in the potential
00:14for multiple shots to be fired when the Glock is discharged.
00:19The fault was discovered during routine gun testing using newly introduced measures.
00:25We don't know exactly how many weapons are affected and that's what the testing will reveal to us but the
00:31service does possess over 15,000 Glock weapons.
00:34For a semi-automatic weapon that is obviously problematic if multiple bullets are coming out of the weapon.
00:40Each and every police issued Glock in Queensland will now have to be tested but officers won't be left unarmed.
00:47If the weapon fails that's immediately replaced with another Glock weapon which has been tested and passed the testing.
00:53Police say the guns haven't had this issue in the field including at a number of recent police involved shootings.
01:00Police's work environment in the community of Queensland has never been as dangerous as it is right now.
01:06We're seeing the reliance on the use of tasers and firearms increasing.
01:11Testing has already started.
01:13The range was opened up in places like Cairns to make sure that our members went there to test their
01:18firearms.
01:19It's unclear how long it will take to test every weapon in the state.
01:23The ABC reached out to other police jurisdictions to see if they're aware of the same issue.
01:29ACT police say it hasn't been a problem.
01:31South Australian police have stopped using Glocks.
01:34Next, it's been a problem.
01:35We could have to take out a list of the law on the ground as our login security system.
01:35The Molts Concern team, though, we have to take out a list of the data that we were starting to
01:36be checked.
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