“Sen Jeff Wilson was arrested at the Hong Kong airport Friday night after he discovered a pistol in his carry-on luggage and reported it to customs authorities. Wilson has been charged with possession of an unregistered firearm. He was released Sunday after posting bail and faces a hearing on Oct 30. ‘It was an honest mistake, and I expect the situation to be resolved shortly,’ he said. Wilson, traveling with his wife, was on the first leg of a five-week vacation in Southeast Asia.”
“Wilson said he did not realize his pistol was in his briefcase when he passed through airport security in Portland, and baggage screeners failed to note it. Wilson said he discovered the weapon mid-flight between San Francisco and Hong Kong, when he reached into his briefcase for a piece of gum, and felt his unloaded revolver inside. When the plane landed, he immediately went to customs officials and called their attention to the issue. Press accounts indicating that the weapon was discovered during a bag check are incorrect, Wilson said,” says a statement from dipshit Washington state Senator Jeff Wilson’s office after the unfortunate and hilarious fuckup.
CNN reports Wilson faces 14 years in a ChiCom prison for being such a goddamned idiot. Neither that article nor his statement say why he didn’t just dump the gun in the plane’s toilet or something.