If that is true, I have to ask, what armed federal agent, would be so stupid as to leave his gun in the car? Are these idiots smart enough to come in out of the rain?
When you consider that "armed federal agent" includes IRS, EPA, CPS, TSA, DHS, DoJ, DHHS and many, many more who walk around armed but with little actual training and an attitude - this isn't all that surprising.
An individual like you and me who pay good $$ for the weapons we carry every day are less likely to leave them somewhere (bathroom stall, unlocked in a vehicle) to get stolen than some alphabet soup yahoo who had it issued to them.
Reading "armed federal agent" people think, "FBI" or somesuch... but 'taint necessarily so in today's world.
They're all armed and stupid.
Didn’t one of them leave a weapon in the men’s room somewhere?
I have been employed as a technician or support staffer by three federal agencies other than my military service. Additionally, I have a family member who was a career US Secret Service Agent serving from Eisenhower to Gerald Ford.
It has been my observation that the fed *alphabet agencies* [FBI,BATF,USSS, etc,etc] get MUCH more bent out of shape about the loss of credentials/ID and/or badge than firearms, and likewise, radios and computer equipment get more careful handling than things that go bang.