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I worked for TSA for eight years. I even spent a couple of those years in DC drafting rules and regulations. Trying (unsuccessfully) to bring a little more common sense into some of the regulations. My take on this is that those who need to be prosecuted, fined, etc. rarely ever do and those that simply forgot (and yes, I can understand how that accident can happen), got way more of a hassle than they deserved usually.

We had a lawyer attempt to carry his handgun into the airport past the metal detectors 3 times before the FBI picked him up the last time since the local authorities wouldn't prosecute him. These are the types of people that need a law. The 80-year old guy that forgot his rattlesnake pistol in his overalls shouldn't be handcuffed and have his gun confiscated "indefinitely" because he forgot to leave it in his truck while putting his grandaughter on the plane.

Believe it or not, TSA and their civil fines are usually dealt with pretty fairly and have a good amount of common sense in my experience. The local authority's interpretation about when to prosecute and do something about the situation is much more varied.

So in short, I am good with this change.