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ATF agent leaves gun in bathroom at Milwaukee airport

A special agent returning to Mitchell International Airport left her firearm in a bathroom there Tuesday night, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said.

The special agent immediately alerted authorities when she realized she left her weapon, assistant special agent in charge Guy Thomas said Wednesday. He said it was either recovered by local authorities or a civilian.

Thomas said he didn't know how long the weapon was left in the bathroom but said the situation ended quickly.

"The important thing here is that the firearm is in the appropriate control," he said.

The incident is being investigated by the ATF, which is standard procedure, said Thomas, who is based in St. Paul, Minn.

He wouldn't provide details about the Milwaukee-based agent, such as how long she had been with the bureau.

"It's a sensitive situation as you can imagine," he said. "The agent is embarrassed."

Sensitive my Sicilian ass. Stupid is more like it. You or I do something as dumbass and we're being charged with more 'crimes' than you can shake a stick at, but then again, you or I don't seem to be losing our guns the way they do. To us, leaving a loaded firearm where a child or whackjob could get their hands on it would be inconceivable. Besides; we LIKE guns. Another reason we're better with them than they are.