I get that in some cases weapons need to be confiscated to prove they were used and ect. But I have heard some real horror stories about police never giving the weapon back, even after it was a cleared shooting. As a example, my friend had his Glock 17 taken after a guy attempted to mug him with a buck knife at a wal mart parking lot, guy was shot once in the abdomen and only one shot was fired. Police took his gun, put him in cuffs, and impounded his car, wtf. I picked him up that night, and the cops said he cannot get his gun back until the shooting is cleared. Spent $55 to get his car back, and we thought that would be the worst if it. Four months go by and we hear nothing about getting the gun back, shooting was cleared two days after it happened. It gets better, we are at the shooting range and see a guy rate beside us using MY FREINDS GLOCK, how do we know its his, it has a Custom engraved nickle slide with a front compensator. I ask the guy who he was, He is a cop, asked about the gun, said he did the work himself, asked if I could hold it, I checked the SN and its the same gun. After chewing that pricks butt, and telling him he is about to get sued he said it wasn't his, NO $&@" SHERLOCK. My friend took the gun, and he filed a law suit with a pro bono attorney. It's not fair that this happens, it's against so many morals not just laws but it happens all the time apparently. I just want to know if anybody has heard of this stuff going on outside of Virginia, or are there any states more lenient. I'm a Marine and proffesionol bodyguard, and I would never let any cop take my weapon after what I have seen, and I have told police this to there face, just disgracefull.