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Happens all the time. They have signs up all over the place at every airport in most states warning you not to pass a certain point if you're carrying. I have

by injb 3y ago

Happens all the time. They have signs up all over the place at every airport in most states warning you not to pass a certain point if you're carrying. I have recurring nightmares about it.

catlover76 3y ago
...but how would you accidentally be carrying a gun or have one in your luggage? I don't own a gun, but I don't see how, if I did own any firearms, I would not be explicitly aware of their locations at all times, especially when it comes to having one on my person or in luggage.
- javagram 3y ago
  Many gun owners keep their guns in a bag, purse or backpack that’s full of other things. Many people don’t clean out and repack their bags before traveling. Many people are absent minded. Combine all these and you get a pretty large intersection of people who accidentally bring their gun to the airport. I think most people have accidentally brought a water bottle, scissors etc to the airport or even accidentally through security. For many Americans, a firearm is just another item like those.
- injb 3y ago
  You wouldn't be carrying it accidentally. If you carry one every day then you typically forget about it. Having one in the luggage is a bit different. In all likelihood he used that bag for a car trip and just left the gun in there. That's a bit harder to explain imo because I generally start with an empty bag when I pack for a flight but it could happen if it's in a separate compartment or something. Some people own a lot of guns and knowing exactly where they are at all times is just not feasible.
  - isochronous 3y ago
    > Some people own a lot of guns and knowing exactly where they are at all times is just not feasible. If that's the case, they need to own fewer guns. I cannot think of many things more important to keep track of at all times than where one's guns are.
    - lesuorac 3y ago
      Eh, if people can forget their kids in the backseat of a car they can easily forget theres a gun in their backpack.
      - clipsy 3y ago
        When someone forgets their child in the backseat of a car there is usually a serious criminal investigation.
        lesuorac 3y ago
        And the state senator got arrested! I'm really not sure what you're trying to argue here. I'm saying its pretty believable that people forget they're carrying guns because people also forget they have a kid with them. And then you counter with an admission that people do forget their kids.
- hindsightbias 3y ago
  To some people, it's as natural as carrying a water bottle, breath mints, toothbrush. When it's not on their person, it's in the briefcase, backpack, glove compartment. I've forgotten water bottles in backpacks more than once.
- saltcured 3y ago
  My gut reaction is similar to yours, but then I've lost a couple pocket-knives over the decades when I accidentally had it in my day pack that gets used in the outdoors as well as for flights. I wonder if there are folks out there who would be just as shocked at the idea of not knowing where my knife was, because of more strict rules in their home jurisdiction...?

by injb 3y ago

Happens all the time. They have signs up all over the place at every airport in most states warning you not to pass a certain point if you're carrying. I have recurring nightmares about it.

catlover76 3y ago

...but how would you accidentally be carrying a gun or have one in your luggage? I don't own a gun, but I don't see how, if I did own any firearms, I would not be explicitly aware of their locations at all times, especially when it comes to having one on my person or in luggage.

javagram 3y ago
Many gun owners keep their guns in a bag, purse or backpack that’s full of other things. Many people don’t clean out and repack their bags before traveling. Many people are absent minded. Combine all these and you get a pretty large intersection of people who accidentally bring their gun to the airport. I think most people have accidentally brought a water bottle, scissors etc to the airport or even accidentally through security. For many Americans, a firearm is just another item like those.
injb 3y ago
You wouldn't be carrying it accidentally. If you carry one every day then you typically forget about it. Having one in the luggage is a bit different. In all likelihood he used that bag for a car trip and just left the gun in there. That's a bit harder to explain imo because I generally start with an empty bag when I pack for a flight but it could happen if it's in a separate compartment or something. Some people own a lot of guns and knowing exactly where they are at all times is just not feasible.
- isochronous 3y ago
  > Some people own a lot of guns and knowing exactly where they are at all times is just not feasible. If that's the case, they need to own fewer guns. I cannot think of many things more important to keep track of at all times than where one's guns are.
  - lesuorac 3y ago
    Eh, if people can forget their kids in the backseat of a car they can easily forget theres a gun in their backpack.
    - clipsy 3y ago
      When someone forgets their child in the backseat of a car there is usually a serious criminal investigation.
      - lesuorac 3y ago
        And the state senator got arrested! I'm really not sure what you're trying to argue here. I'm saying its pretty believable that people forget they're carrying guns because people also forget they have a kid with them. And then you counter with an admission that people do forget their kids.
hindsightbias 3y ago
To some people, it's as natural as carrying a water bottle, breath mints, toothbrush. When it's not on their person, it's in the briefcase, backpack, glove compartment. I've forgotten water bottles in backpacks more than once.
saltcured 3y ago
My gut reaction is similar to yours, but then I've lost a couple pocket-knives over the decades when I accidentally had it in my day pack that gets used in the outdoors as well as for flights. I wonder if there are folks out there who would be just as shocked at the idea of not knowing where my knife was, because of more strict rules in their home jurisdiction...?