Officials: There's no way to know how many stolen guns are on the streets

[Yelena]

If the police and LE did a better job they would recover more guns and get them off the street. Big government at work!

You are right, but for me that also looks like the police is simply not allowed to do a better job, not only in the recovery of stolen guns. The cops may get in serious trouble for shooting some jerk, so of course that doesn't make their work easier.