It looks like Madison Cawthorn tried to get on plane with a loaded gun

Walter Einenkel

Daily Kos Staff

Tuesday April 26, 2022 · 11:14 AM PDT

2022/04/26 · 11:14

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: 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. Last month some North Carolina voters alleged that Cawthorn is ineligible for reelection because of his involvement at the rally on Jan. 6, 2021 that â€œamounted to an insurrection.â€ Diplomatic, military and intelligence officials from the Biden Administration were on Capitol Hill to brief members of Congress about the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in Syria. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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On Tuesday, WSOC-TV Channel 9 reported that three sources tell them Rep. Madison Cawthorn “was cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning.” The outlet says that they were given a photo that shows a “loaded Staccato C2,” a 9 mm handgun that was taken away from Cawthorn during a TSA check inside of Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

This would not be the first time Cawthorn has tried to board a plane with a firearm. Back in 2021, Asheville Regional Airport police took away an unloaded “Glock 9mm handgun” that Cawthorn was attempting to board a plane with. At the time, Cawthorn called it a “mistake,” and no charges were filed.

As TSA spokesman Mark Howell told the Citizen Times back in July, Georgia’s gun laws are pretty loosey-goosey compared to other places, and it is reflected in how airport police deal with such offenses. "In New York they perp walk you out of the airport in handcuffs. In Georgia, you can open carry anywhere. It's different everywhere."

Cawthorn is clearly fond of keeping weapons on his person. All the time. Every time he violates state or federal laws, Cawthorn seems to get away with less than a slap on the wrist. In September, when Cawthorn was drumming up money by attacking school mask mandates, he was photographed with what seemed to clearly be a dagger tucked into his wheelchair. This was at a school board meeting in Henderson County, North Carolina.

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In January 2021, Cawthorn’s strange retelling of events that day made it pretty apparent to most that he had likely carried a firearm, or more than a single firearm, illegally into the House chambers on Jan. 6. He has denied that specific claim but has also been unable to square the circle of how he claimed to possess more than a single firearm that day while not having a chance to return to his office, where elected officials are legally allowed to keep firearms.

Cawthorn’s strange obsession with guns has extended to not simply illegally carrying them around the Capitol building—he has also been filmed inappropriately cleaning his gun during important hearings on veterans’ affairs. Cawthorn has so many reasons to be kicked out of office, and he continues to violate laws across the country while suffering none of the consequences he demands others suffer.

UPDATE: Here is a photo reportedly taken around the time that Cawthorn was losing his firearm.

I just obtained this photo of @CawthornforNC at Checkpoint D this morning at Charlotte Douglas. Police say Cawthorn carried a gun to the checkpoint this morning. The photo was taken by another passenger. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/3xtLPKV0mb
— John Paul (@JPaulWSOC9) April 26, 2022

There has been no comment from Cawthorn about this incident.

Here’s one of three Cawthorn videos of him being pulled over for driving 89 mph without a driver’s license, and being let off with a citation.

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Here’s Madison being pulled out for speeding at 87 mph—with a gun in the car.

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It looks like Madison Cawthorn tried to get on plane with a loaded gun

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