Recovered Guns Form A Sea Of Steel From The District To Prince George's County

A Gun-Saturated Society
CORRECTS WHOSE HOME THE GUN WERE TAKEN FROM - This March 26, 2013 photo provided by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York shows a collection of firearms seized from the Cresco, Pa., home of John Romagnolo. Romagnolo is one of 49 people who were arrested as part of a narcotics smuggling ring that trafficked at least $10 million worth of drugs across several states. (AP Photo/Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York)
CORRECTS WHOSE HOME THE GUN WERE TAKEN FROM - This March 26, 2013 photo provided by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York shows a collection of firearms seized from the Cresco, Pa., home of John Romagnolo. Romagnolo is one of 49 people who were arrested as part of a narcotics smuggling ring that trafficked at least $10 million worth of drugs across several states. (AP Photo/Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York)

Every few hours, in a routine that is sometimes grim but more often mundane, local police take a gun off the streets. Since 2000, nearly 50,000 guns have been recovered by authorities in the District and Prince George's County. That is enough to arm every law enforcement officer in Maryland, the District and Virginia, with a couple of thousand guns to spare.

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