I knew exactly where it was
Yet
I simply forgot I had placed it there as I wasn't thinking about it at that moment
That kinda says you didn't know exactly where it was to me :shrug:
Wearing one and 'forgetting' its there isn't 'forgetting' its presence, its a form it being relegated to background awareness, (for want of a better term) otherwise you wouldn't feel naked/miss it when it wasn't here.
You don't think about your cock all the time, but you most assuredly know its there and I bet you'd notice and think about it constantly if it wasn't there for even the briefest moment of time. You would never, ever, not even in your wildest dreams or stress filled situation forget exactly where it was when not affixed to you

Same principle.
I'm not trying to ride ya man. Just getting it out there that there's a potentially deeper but certainly correctable issue than whether a safety feature worked or not.
Teachable moment and all that.
If caught early on its going to be a non~issue in a short amount oi time because you're aware and can put more deliberate effort into correcting things on whatever level, but if not delt with, could very realisitcally become a very dangerously recurring event.
EDIT:
JVG said:
Exactly
Just very difficult to express things properly via keyboard at times.
AFA not having it in a safe or whatever when not actually on your person, no, that wasn't what I meant.
Knowing exactly where it is, and ideally in constant visual if not physical range is the goal.
(obviosuly unattainable 100% of the time, but you can sure strive for it)
Yes, I have loaded guns around too.
I know precicely where they are and thier condition because they are deliberately checked many times a day. Sometimes each and every time I enter the room where one is. I can even tell you specifically which side they are on and which way the muzzles are orientated.
If I'm leaving the house, locked up in the safe they be and thought about constantly until I return.