Cawthorn Attempted To Board Plane With Handgun

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports:

U.S. House member Madison Cawthorn had his gun taken by airport police and will likely face a federal fine and loss of a special security status, local and federal officials said.

The Republican congressman representing Western North Carolina’s 11th District was attempting to board a plane Feb. 13 when Transportation Security Administration workers found an unloaded gun in his carry-on bag, along with a loaded magazine, according to Asheville Regional Airport officials.

The weapon was described in a redacted incident report and police radio traffic recordings as a “Glock 9mm handgun.” Cawthorn, whose spokesman responded to questions July 30 saying he brought the gun by mistake, was not charged with any crime.

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Madison Cawthorn, the Republican congressman representing Western North Carolina’s 11th District, had his gun taken by airport police and will likely face a federal fine and loss of a special security status, local and federal officials said. https://t.co/8oQlpL1K7a

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 31, 2021

Cawthorn was stopped with 9mm in February at Asheville airport. “Rep. Cawthorn endeavors to always follow TSA guidelines.” https://t.co/uI8LImP2PZ #ncpol

— Brian Murphy (@MurphinDC) July 30, 2021