March 22, 2011
Stolen guns often wind up in the property and evidence unit of the Minneapolis Police Department. The room is a death row for recovered guns. If they aren't claimed, the guns are melted down and turned into rebar -- the steel bars that reinforce sidewalks and roads.
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minneapolis Police Sgt. William Palmer examines one of thousands of guns stored at a secure facility in the metro area. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2011. The seized guns are stored to be used as evidence in court cases and most are eventually destroyed. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case#: 10-029860. Description: Jukar .45-caliber black powder pistol. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case#: 10-034297 -- Description: Jennings .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case #: 10-052312 -- Description: Rossi .38-caliber revolver. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minneapolis Police Sgt. William Palmer displays a rifle that had the stock removed for easier concealment. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case #: 10-060320 -- Description: .44-caliber Magnum Interarms revolver. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case #: 10-059632 -- Description: Rossi .38-caliber revolver. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case #: 10-062446 -- Description: Colt Commander .45-caliber ACP pistol. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minneapolis Police supervisor of the property and evidence unit Kerstin Hammarberg holds a gun that was found in a pond and is now stored in the gun vault. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case#: 10-062769 -- Description: Springfield Armory .45 ACP pistol. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case #: 10-009999 -- Description: Kimber .45-caliber pistol. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case #: 10-094670 -- Description: Charter Arms Bulldog .44-caliber special. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case#: 10-137549 -- Description: Smith & Wesson M&P 9 mm compact semiautomatic pistol. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Case#: 10-143762 -- Description: Colt .38-caliber revolver. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Shelves house thousands of handguns in a secure facility in the metro area, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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