I’m looking for no-BS answers on this topic; generally speaking ( there’s always exceptions) after a UOF incident is the personal firearm(s) used forfeit to the state evidence department once the case is concluded? Or is there a reasonable expectation to get the piece back once all the litigation is done years later?
Coming from where I grew up using a gun defensively in Chicago meant the weapon was headed for a city funded scrap pile. Hopefully this is not the status quo elsewhere.
Edit- for this question I’m excluding issued firearms or UOF incidents by uniformed personnel.