FBI Agent's Gun, Badge Stolen During Vehicle Break-In at San Francisco's Alamo Square: Police

NBC Bay Area ^ | May 30, 2016 | Michelle Roberts

[PapaBear3625]

Mark Douglas (FBI profiler/ author) talked about that. Basically what it boiled to him was: bathrooms. He didn’t like shoulder holsters in general, and belt holsters drop your gun on the floor when you drop your pants, and grabbing the gun before dropping your pants leaves you sitting on the pot in the mall with a gun which struck him as rather odd.

I've had my CCW for over 20 years, and I've carried in a bunch of places. I've not had an issue with belt holsters in the toilet.

You hold onto your belt as you sit down, and then spread your knees so that the belt and holster stays at knee level. This keeps the gun from being on the floor and visible from outside the stall. It also keeps the gun in immediate reach if a mugger decides to reach under the stall door for your feet, at a point where you are supposedly vulnerable.

So, tell me, if a civilian can figure out how to keep his gun secure in the can, WHY isn't a professional law enforcement agency not training its armed agents on how to keep their guns secure in common circumstances?

[The KG9 Kid]

I remind you of the armed DHS policewoman who used an airport toilet and hung her loaded and chambered Glock .40 cal on the coat hanger inside the stall through the trigger guard for convenience.

All went okay until she finished her business and grabbed the gun. The moment she grabbed it, the coathook activated the trigger and the gun bump-fired recycling the action through half the magazine while spinning on the hook like a Mexican fiesta fireworks wheel, blapping off bullets into the ceiling, floor, and nearby stalls until the slide jammed on a partially chambered round. Nothing of great value injured except for her career.

Good thing nobody else was in the bathroom with her at the time, though.

[discostu]

Remember, governments are run by C students.

[SunkenCiv]

An NBC Bay Area investigation earlier this year revealed that more than 500 weapons have gone missing from local and state agencies since 2010, either stolen or misplaced. That had other Alamo Square residents wondering why a federal agent would leave his gun and badge in his car in an area known for theft.

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