Because only they are trained in keeping them secure enough.

Or not

FRIENDSWOOD — Police continued their investigation today into a weekend burglary of a vehicle in which law enforcement identification badges and a handgun were stolen.

Lisa Price, a spokeswoman for the police department, said two sets of police officer credentials, including an identification card and badge, and a handgun were stolen about 11:30 a.m. Saturday from a car parked in the 1400 block of Sunset.

It's a good thing that we're taught to automatically become subservient to anyone with a badge, eh?

My old man's a cop and I have nothing but respect for the honest ones, but it's stories like these that go to show you need to protect yourself because the cop you see might not even be a cop.

Odd, if I ever have to leave a firearm in the car, I keep it in a locked steel box that would require a blowtorch to open. But then again, I prefer to just keep it on my hip.