Rising GOP Star Madison Cawthorn Busted Trying To Board Plane With Gun, Loaded Magazine

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Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who earlier this year faced allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct by several women who say he put them in uncomfortable situations when he was a college student, is back in the headlines after he attempted to board a plane with a gun and a loaded magazine.

The 25-year-old GOP congressman representing Western North Carolina’s 11th District was attempting to board a plane on Feb. 13 when TSA 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.”

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