Doesn't matter guys. Carrying those items on an aircraft is not legal. Doesn't matter if they are forgotten (doubtful) or intentional. One of the guys had it concealed underneath his clothes hanging around his neck. Doubt he forgot about that. You can't do it for the same reason you can't take guns into police buildings, elementary schools and courtrooms.

Clipper has a good point: What % of those people would have committed a terroristic act if they hadn't been caught by the screeners? Why is it a crime to FORGET that your handgun was in your carry-on? How does that put the public in danger? I bet the passengers on the planes that were crashed into the Twin Towers were WISHING that they had a forgotten gun in their carry-ons. Think how many lives could have been SAVED on 9/11 if a few of the good guys had handguns in their carry-ons.

And of course there is no evidence of ANY malice. Welcome to Obama's New Improved America 2.0, the police state perfected, where the mere possession of objects is a crime.