Queensland police recall 15,000 service-issued Glock handguns after discovery of fault causing multiple shots to fire

A malfunction was discovered during routine testing of the firearm, which is standard issue for QPS officers

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Queensland police have been forced to retest all service-issued Glock handguns after a fault was discovered in the weapon that could cause it to fire multiple shots.

The 40-calibre Glock is the standard-issue sidearm for Queensland police officers, and has been in service since the 1990s. Fifteen thousand weapons will be recalled for testing.