Man "blamed his wife" after loaded gun found in carry-on bag at Reagan airport, TSA says

A man who was cited by police for trying to pass through security at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport blamed his wife for the incident, saying she had packed his carry-on bag. 

The incident unfolded on Sept. 21. The man from King George, Virginia, had a .22 caliber pistol with five bullets. As he entered the security checkpoint and his bag was X-rayed, TSA found the weapon, the agency said in a news release. Police confiscated the gun. 

But the man told officials that it wasn't his fault: He "blamed his wife," saying that she had packed his carry-on bag and did not know that he had his loaded gun inside, according to the TSA news release.