North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited by the Charlotte Mecklenberg police on Tuesday afternoon after TSA security agents found a gun in his carry-on bag as it was going through security. As the Washington Post eagerly reminds us, it’s the second time the congressman’s been cited in the past few years.
Cawthorn was cited for possession of a dangerous weapon on city property, then released, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Authorities took possession of the loaded gun, which police said is standard procedure.