This story has cause a decent debate around Memphis lately because of how the law was changed sometime ago. apparently the Memphis PD takes in about 4k+ guns per year and roughly half are sold or traded while the others are destroyed.
Last night I heard a story on one of the local radios about a dude that had a family heirloom stolen and used in a murder that he could not get the PD to return and had to watch it be melted down