Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office holds annual confiscated gun melt

Do you ever wonder what happens to the mass amounts of illegal items police departments have confiscated? Keeping them stored in a padlocked room only makes sense for a certain amount of time.

Every year, the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department takes thousands of confiscated weapons and melts them down to be used for rebar in new buildings. Not only are the officers destroying dangerous weapons, they are saving the environment in the process. Take a look at the fascinating photos above.