In October 2007, Washington, D.C., Police Chief Cathy Lanier re-established the Gun Recovery Unit, which had operated in the 1990s until it was dismantled by a previous police chief. From Oct. 30, 2007, to Jan. 27, 2008, the unit made 200 arrests and recovered 116 firearms, including 91 handguns. In February 2008, U.S. News photographer Charlie Archambault rode along with members of the Gun Recovery Unit in some of the District's roughest neighborhoods.
Sgt. Curt Sloan of the Metropolitan Police Department's Gun Recovery Unit returns to his vehicle following a traffic stop.