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Jeffrey Thompson
Minneapolis

Photos: The Minneapolis Police Department's gun vault

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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.
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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. >> Read MPR's related project here.

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Recovered guns
Shelves house thousands of handguns in a secure facility in the metro area, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2011.
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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.
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Jukar .45 caliber black powder
Case#: 10-029860. Description: Jukar .45-caliber black powder pistol.
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