Multiple reports say that Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for bringing a gun to the airport.

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It is not clear if Cawthorn faces criminal charges, and his office did not return a request for comment from Forbes.

The Transportation Security Administration discovered a 9 millimeter handgun in Cawthorn's carry-on bag at the airport in February 2021.

According to ABC News, he could be fined $13,000 for a second offense.

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We start the week with another embarrassing headline from Madison Cawthorn, and today is no different, according to Wendy Nevarez, one of Cawthorn's opponents in the upcoming Republican primary. She said early voting for the May 17 primary begins this Thursday.

Cawthorn has been a lightning rod for controversy recently, much to the displeasure of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Over the past week alone, Cawthorn had to address photos showing him drinking and wearing women's lingerie at a party, in sharp contrast to his self-proclaimed traditional Christian values. McCarthy said he lost trust in Cawthorn after he said D.C. political figures invited him to orgies and did cocaine in front of him. The congressman irked fellow Republicans when he called the Ukrainian president a thug and in charge of an evil government.

According to sources, Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a gun at Charlotte Douglas.

In February, Rep. Madison Cawthorn tried to board a plane with a gun and magazine.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn blasts Zelensky as a traitor.

McCarthy Rebukes Cawthorn Over Allegations of Orgies And Cocaine Use.