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Guns explode on Winter Haven officers

Last Edited: Thursday, 13 Mar 2008, 6:24 PM EDT

Created: Thursday, 13 Mar 2008, 6:24 PM EDT

Two guns exploded during target practice with the Winter Haven Police Department. We've got you covered Related Items Videos WINTER HAVEN - The Winter Haven Police Department wants to get rid of it's .45 Calibre GAP Glock Model 37s after two of them blew up. The guns exploded during target practice one year apart. The shells blew up, which made the triggers blow out. No one was seriously hurt, but it got the top brass' attention. "We don't want to take the chance, not when you're dealing with officers and their lives on the line," said Captain David Brannan, of the Winter Haven Police. Winter Haven has gotten several e-mails from other law enforcement agencies around the country that say their departments have had similar problems. On Thursday, a spokesman for Speer, the company that makes the ammo the officers were using, took responsibility for the incidents. Ernest Durham, a spokesman for Speer, says his company sent Winter Haven a defective load of ammo. After the first gun blew, Speer asked Winter Haven to return whatever shells were left. Officers thought they did. But some members of the SWAT Team still had ammo loaded in their guns. The next time they practiced, another gun blew. "If the ammo was collected and replaced, the second gun wouldn't have ruptured," said Durham. The department isn't taking any chances with that model gun or the ammo it uses. It's testing out other guns. "Pretty much, we're done with this calibre. We haven't decided if we are going to stay with Glock or go to a different manufacturer yet," said Brannan.

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