[[{“value”:”Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN ) was accused of violating the law at Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport.
A handgun was apparently included in the Indiana Republican woman’s luggage.
According to a spokesperson for Spartz, she “accidentally carried an unoccupied handgun with no magazines or bullets” in her suitcase, according to a NBC News spokesman.
A representative for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed to NBC News that Rep. Victoria Spartz has been accused of violating the Virginian airport’s Washington Dulles International Airport. https ://t.co/uxZFWm21l7
— NBC News ( @NBCNews ) July 1, 2024
NBC News reports:
A section of Virginia law, which prohibits the “possess or transport” of a gun or a variety of different hazardous weapons, is cited by the spokesperson, who said Spartz was charged Friday. The statute classifies the violation as a misdemeanor.
The citation, according to a spokesperson for Spartz, was issued prior to her scheduled arrival for Romania for a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Rep. Spartz unintentionally carried an unoccupied handgun in her suitcase while going through security at Dulles Airport next Friday, according to a spokesperson who responded to a request for comment on Monday.
According to CBS News, the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ) said the weapon “was unloaded and in the individual’s carry- on bag”.
A.380 caliber firearm was apparently detected during passenger security screening.
Rep. Victoria Spartz nabbed with moved handgun at D. C. airport as she boarded flight to Europehttps: //t. co/wcNsGq0W0Q pic. twitter.com/XngrpbTSiW
— The Washington Times ( @WashTimes ) July 2, 2024
Per WISH- TV:
The 45- year- ancient from Noblesville serves the Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. Hamilton County and other counties northeast and east of Indianapolis are included in the district.
She is seeking be- election in November’s election. In a campaign that focused on her opposition to sending aid to her local Ukraine, she fended off eight rivals in the May Republican primary. She is the first and only Russian- born member of the U. S. House of Representatives.
Hoosier was one of the Hoosiers who was detained with weapons on Friday at Washington airport security checkpoints.
A Texas man was found carrying a compressed .22 caliber handgun and a switchblade at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, according to a news release from TSA on Monday. Dalton Patrick Raffert, 23, of Mitchell, Indiana, was issued a citation, the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority tells I- Team 8.
Guns cannot be carried through the security checkpoint, according to the TSA release, and the traveler is subject to a severe economic legal penalty. Carrying weapons can result in fines of up to$ 15,000.”}]] [[{“value”:”
Rep. Victoria Spartz, (R-IN), was charged with an weapons violation at Washington Dulles International Airport.
According to reports, the Indiana Republican had a handgun with her in her luggage.
NBC News reports that a spokesperson for Spartz stated she “accidentally” carried a handgun with no magazine in her suitcase.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed to NBC News that Rep. Victoria Spartz was charged with a weapon violation at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia. https://t.co/uxZFWm21l7
— NBC News July 1, 2024 (@NBCNews).
NBC News reports
The spokesperson said that Spartz was charged on Friday. She cited a section in Virginia law relating to the dangerous use or firearms and other weapons. The statute makes it illegal to “possess” or “transport” a gun, or a number of other dangerous weapons, “into any airport terminal of an air carrier.”
A spokesperson for Spartz stated that the citation was issued prior to her international flight for a meeting for Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly which took place in Romania.
“Last week, Rep. Spartz accidentally had an empty handgun with no magazine in her suitcase while going through Dulles airport security,” the spokesperson responded in a response to a comment request on Monday.
According to CBS News the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the weapon “was unloaded in the individual’s carry on bag.”
A.380 caliber gun was reportedly found during passenger security screening.
Rep. Victoria Spartz nabbed with unloaded handgun at D.C. airport as she boarded flight to Europehttps://t.co/wcNsGq0W0Q pic.twitter.com/XngrpbTSiW
The Washington Times (@WashTimes), July 2, 2024
Per WISH-TV
The 45-year old Noblesville resident represents Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. The district includes Hamilton County as well as other counties north and east of Indianapolis.
She is running for re-election at the November election. She defeated eight rivals during the Republican primary in May, just months after deciding to run for re-election. Her campaign focused on her opposition to sending assistance to her native Ukraine. She is the only Ukrainian-born U.S. House of Representatives member.
Spartz was not the only Hoosier found with a weapon at security checkpoints in Washington airports last Friday.
TSA released a press release Monday about catching a man from Indiana with a loaded.22-caliber handgun and switchblade in his carry-on luggage at Ronald Reagan National Airport, Arlington, Virginia. Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority told I-Team 8 that Dalton Patrick Raffert of Mitchell, Indiana was issued a ticket.
In a TSA press release, it is stated that “Guns will not be allowed through the security checkpoint. The traveler will face a stiff financial penalty from TSA.” The maximum penalty for carrying weapons is $15,000
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