[Gigantor]

"If convicted, they lose the guns. Period."

Then the guns should be sold by the owners and they keep the money - after all, the guns are their private property.

[KingKongCobra]

An excellent suggestion. Perfect solution for this case. If the guns could be proven to be ill-gotten from criminal activity, it might be different, but in this instance the owners should be compensated.

[hoosierskypilot]

"Then the guns should be sold by the owners and they keep the money - after all, the guns are their private property."

No argument here. But, in CA, for example, there was a case where the local policemen took the guns and sold them for personal profit.

I don't think guns should be targeted any more than kitchen knives and baseball bats. After all, these can be used for nefarious purposes, also.