Republican congresswoman Victoria Spartz charged with weapons violation at Dulles

Officials say the Indiana lawmaker had an unloaded pistol in her carry-on bag at the Washington DC airport

Republican US congresswoman Victoria Spartz has been charged with a weapons violation after she brought a gun to the Dulles international airport in Virginia on Friday, according to local authorities.

Spartz, a Republican representing Indiana's fifth congressional district, was traveling to Europe for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly when she was stopped and cited for carrying a pistol in her carry-on bag, Axios reported.