Second Question: The police return the gun to the rightful owner and leave. The perp gets a harsher sentence.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I'd probably have to get rid of the gun if the perp killed someone. It's not a rational thing, I know the gun's the same, just the idea that my gun killed an innocent would bother me.