DHS Lost Dozens of Guns, According to Internal Report
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 02:00PM ABC NEWS
Guns meant to help safeguard America found their way into the hands of known criminals after absent-minded federal officers left firearms unsecured everywhere from fast-food restaurants to bowling alleys, according to a report by the Department of Homeland Security.
Nearly 300 guns were misplaced by or stolen from federal officials between fiscal years 2006 and 2008, some of which were never reported lost, the report concluded. Some of the guns were recovered later by local law enforcement from suspected gang members after they had been engraved with gang signs.
"The Department of Homeland Security, through its components, did not adequately safeguard and control its firearms," according to the January report, which looked at seven of the department's agencies.
Firearms were left unattended in an idle vehicle in a parking lot, the restroom of a fast-food restaurant, a clothing store, a lunch box and a bowling alley, the report said.
One gun was locked in the trunk of an officer's car along with body armor and radio equipment, but the key to the trunk was left next to the vehicle's windshield wipers.
Another gun was left on the bumper of a car and fell off when the officer drove away.
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