“I agree this was primarily a management issue which is very common throughout the private and public sector. The difference here is that those involved are always armed.”
Seems to me that it’s a safety hazard to permit them to bring loaded guns into the office...
Actually over the years there have been shooting incidents in law enforcement offices or police stations where savy felons being interviewed about a crime are well aware that some officers and agents keep their handguns in a desk drawer or file cabinet while in their offices and those offenders have gotten to the gun(s) and started shooting.
Or anyplace else they are likely to encounter another agent.