NO ONE I know has ever forgotten that they were carrying. Two folks I know, though, HAVE had bad TSA experiences. One, a guy I know, Forgot that his pistol was in a particular bag and got caught by TSA. That one is still playing out. The other experience was my wife's. A pistol that we thought had been stolen by a valet turns out to have slipped behind the liner of my wife's computer bag. (It was a gun from a private purchase and I hadn't recorded the serial nbr, so I didn't contact the police about it. I had even already bought another pistol to replace that one that had "disappeared.") Well, TSA found it FOR us when she was headed out on a day trip for the company she works for. She visited the ATL Airport Fulton Co. jail and then the Clayton Co. jail. Thankfully, powerful lawyer friends were able to keep her from being booked and she was out within about 2-3 hours. No charges were actually filed, but it still ended up costing us $2000. $500 for a one day gun safety class and then the $1500 TSA fine. We didn't even get the cheapo Keltec back. It's probably on the streets somewhere now. Folks, check your bags, especially if you think a pistol has been "lost" or thought to be stolen. It just might be residing where it ends up biting you.