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. M

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.