Problems With Glock 22, .40-Caliber

(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Chief Flynn of the Milwaukee Police Department has issued a memo to the entire police force regarding a serious problem with the guns the officers carry.

The problem surfaced last year but the department didn't initiate timely corrective action. However, due to a shootout last weekend during which an officer was injured when his gun jammed, immediate measures are now being implemented.

"We had experienced a number of issues on the range with our issued Glock model 22, .40 caliber duty pistol magazines, which represents 45 percent of our issued weapons," said Flynn in the memo.

The chief became aware of the problem in January 2008. Since then, "Glock has replaced 2,700 pistol magazines at no cost to the Milwaukee Police Department," said Flynn in the memo.

The memo also said that the department addressed the issue with officers during a 2008 in-service firearms training session.

But, according to the memo, 300 weapons have been transitioned while 600 remain.

The department will work overtime until all weapons have been upgraded.