Customs , ICE officers ` ` did not always sufficiently safeguard their firearms , '' he said . Of the guns , 179 were lost ` ` because officers did not properly secure them '' Guns were left in unlocked stores , fast food restaurants , bowling lanes . Of those , 36 were lost because of circumstances beyond officers ' control -- for instance , ICE lost a firearm during an assault on an officer . Homeland Security responds by overhauling gun management policy .
Customs , ICE officers ` ` did not always sufficiently safeguard their firearms , '' he said . Of the guns , 179 were lost ` ` because officers did not properly secure them '' Guns were left in unlocked stores , fast food restaurants , bowling lanes . Homeland Security responds by overhauling gun management policy .