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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 05:49 AM Oct 2023

Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/asia/hong-kong-us-politician-charged-over-gun-intl-hnk/index.html

Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport

By Kathleen Magramo and Chris Lau, CNN
2 minute read
Updated 3:33 AM EDT, Tue October 24, 2023


Hong Kong CNN — An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to a charge sheet seen by CNN, in what he has called an “honest mistake.”

Washington state senator Jeff Wilson was arrested on Saturday at Hong Kong International Airport and charged with possession of a firearm without a license, the charge sheet states, an offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a fine of more than $12,000.

Wilson appeared in the Sha Tin Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was granted bail, according to public broadcaster RTHK.

The Republican state senator, whose full name is Stephen J. Wilson, said he did not realize he had packed his pistol in his briefcase while he and his wife were traveling for a five-week vacation to Southeast Asia, according to a statement posted on his website.

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Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2023 OP
Do all gun owners treat their arms like 'ass-holes'? sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #1
Honest mistake my ass. Lochloosa Oct 2023 #2
There's nothing honest about a repuklican politician these days. liberalla Oct 2023 #5
I knew he was a Republican before I clicked on the article Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 #8
Yep! I couldn't agree more! liberalla Oct 2023 #10
--- and how did he get through the U.S. airport? 3Hotdogs Oct 2023 #3
That was my first thought. Didn't his briefcase go through the scanner? Fla Dem Oct 2023 #4
Hong Kong fuckers got no respect for the 2nd Amendment. 3Hotdogs Oct 2023 #9
Lock him up! Lock him up! Wonder Why Oct 2023 #6
"I carry a deadly weapon with me wherever I go. I just sometimes forget that I have it." Aristus Oct 2023 #7

sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
1. Do all gun owners treat their arms like 'ass-holes'?
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 06:20 AM
Oct 2023

Something always there, rarely thought about, forgotten, occasionally cleaned, but never left behind.
Also, totally inappropriate to show off in public.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,254 posts)
8. I knew he was a Republican before I clicked on the article
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 01:06 PM
Oct 2023

Never heard of the senator before just knew his action was a Republican thing to do.

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)
3. --- and how did he get through the U.S. airport?
Tue Oct 24, 2023, 06:30 AM
Oct 2023

Did they forget to ask him to take off his shoes?

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