Just like anything else it is about money.
Confiscated guns are used in trade when the police department buys replacement firearms for the department.
It is a common practice for police departments to trade in their old side arms and their inventory of “Unclaimed, Confiscated or Forfeited firearms” in inventory as part of payment for the new firearms.
Ha! That’s the least smart thung I have read on freep in a while. Evidence is either returned to the owner or if they don’t claim it (in the case of guns) is destroyed.
Not many cities auction off guns anymore because as soon as someone does something stupid with them the city gets sued...
The only time a gun gets traded is when glock takes back a glock cuz your buying another glock.