The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is investigating how a Washington state lawmaker got a gun past the security checkpoint at Portland International Airport.
Catch up quick: Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson (R-Longview) was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport after flying there for vacation late last week with an unloaded gun in his carry-on bag, his office said Monday in a statement.
- Wilson's statement said he became aware of the firearm mid-flight, after boarding a connecting flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong.
- Wilson has been charged in Hong Kong with possessing an unregistered firearm and was released Sunday after posting bail, his office said.
