My OP Title is extreme, of course, but the record in this USA Today story is unpretty, especially the fact that more than a dozen have already been determined to have fallen into the wrong hands.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ost-guns_N.htm

Homeland Security has lost 289 guns, mostly through careless securing of the weapons.

Just curious, is that better or worse than your typical police department? I have no idea, and no idea where to look