Washington state senator arrested after landing at Hong Kong airport with unregistered gun

A Washington state senator said he was arrested after landing at the Hong Kong International Airport for carrying a gun not registered in the city.

Jeff Wilson, a Republican from Longview, was taken into custody on Saturday at the airport while traveling with his wife on the first leg of a five-week vacation in Southeast Asia, according to his office and local media reports.

Wilson, 63, is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, according to the city’s **public broadcaster RTHK.**

The congressman, who has served in the state senate since 2021 and a Port of Longview commissioner since 2016, said he did not know his pistol was in his briefcase when he passed through airport security in Portland. He said “baggage screeners failed to note it.”

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