GOP Lawmaker Arrested After Carrying Gun Onto Flight

Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson (R) “was arrested in Hong Kong on Friday night and charged with possession of an unregistered firearm after he brought the gun to the attention of authorities,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Wilson said that he didn’t realize the firearm—described in his statement as a pistol—was in his bag and that baggage screeners at the airport in the U.S. hadn’t detected it.”