Apr 26, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Madison Cawthorn caught with gun at airport security

Erin Doherty

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) heads to a closed intelligence briefing at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on February 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. — Rep. Madison Cawthorn at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on Feb. 3. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) on Tuesday was cited for traveling with a gun at a security checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

The big picture: This is the second time Cawthorn has been caught with a gun at an airport. He was stopped in February 2021 for trying to go through security with a gun at the Asheville airport, the Charlotte Observer reports.

Driving the news: Transportation Security Administration officers "located" a gun in a bag on Tuesday and called airport police, the police department wrote on Twitter.

"Responding CMPD officers identified the owner of the bag containing the firearm as David Madison Cawthorn," per the department.
Cawthorn was issued a citation for possession of a dangerous weapon on city property by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police.
"Mr. Cawthorn was released, and the CMPD took possession of the firearm, which is normal procedure," the department said.

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