Rep Madison Cawthorn brings loaded gun through CLT security
Apr 26, 2022, 1:32 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Under the Cone of Silence
Programs: UA Gold; AA Dirt; HH Diamond; National Emerald; CONTROL SecretAgent Platinum; KAOS EvilFlyer Gold
Posts: 1,499
Rep Madison Cawthorn brings loaded gun through CLT security
This is apparently the SECOND time in just over a year he has been caught with a loaded weapon going through airport security.
Are there any specific/mandatory penalties from TSA for repeat offenses like this?
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch...olina-airport/
Are there any specific/mandatory penalties from TSA for repeat offenses like this?
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch...olina-airport/
Apr 26, 2022, 1:44 pm
#2
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,634
Moderator's Note:
Please confine the discussion in the Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate forum to the TSA gun screening procedures and protocols as they relate to this incident and whether there are required penalties for repeat offenders.
All other comments belong in the "Madison Cawthorn, the future of the GOP?" thread in OMNI/PR.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation,
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
All other comments belong in the "Madison Cawthorn, the future of the GOP?" thread in OMNI/PR.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation,
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Apr 26, 2022, 3:07 pm
#3
Moderator: Smoking Lounge; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: Lifetime (for now) Gold MM, HH Gold, Giving Tootsie Pops to UA employees, & a retired hockey goalie
Posts: 28,878
This is apparently the SECOND time in just over a year he has been caught with a loaded weapon going through airport security.
Are there any specific/mandatory penalties from TSA for repeat offenses like this?
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch...olina-airport/
Are there any specific/mandatory penalties from TSA for repeat offenses like this?
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch...olina-airport/
Apr 26, 2022, 6:40 pm
#4
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,634
Madison Cawthorn Again Brought a Loaded Gun to the Airport, Officials Say
The situation recalled a previous encounter between airport security agents and Mr. Cawthorn in February 2021, when officials said that he tried to bring a loaded Glock pistol through a checkpoint at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
Mr. Cawthorn was fined over that potential breach, Mark Howell, a T.S.A. spokesman, said on Tuesday. The agency does not disclose individual fine amounts, he said. The civil penalties for trying to bring a gun through airport security average about $2,000 for an unloaded gun and $4,000 for a loaded one, with a maximum fine of $13,900, according to the T.S.A.
Mr. Cawthorn was fined over that potential breach, Mark Howell, a T.S.A. spokesman, said on Tuesday. The agency does not disclose individual fine amounts, he said. The civil penalties for trying to bring a gun through airport security average about $2,000 for an unloaded gun and $4,000 for a loaded one, with a maximum fine of $13,900, according to the T.S.A.
Apr 27, 2022, 9:45 am
#6
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: WAS
Programs: enjoyed being warm spit for a few years on CO/UA but now nothing :(
Posts: 2,507
This is apparently the SECOND time in just over a year he has been caught with a loaded weapon going through airport security.
Are there any specific/mandatory penalties from TSA for repeat offenses like this?
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch...olina-airport/
Are there any specific/mandatory penalties from TSA for repeat offenses like this?
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch...olina-airport/
Yes: Civil Enforcement | Transportation Security Administration (tsa.gov)
and Yes Subject: Enforcement Sanction Guidance Table
May 2, 2022, 5:22 pm
#9
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: DFW
Posts: 28,111
May 3, 2022, 10:23 pm
#10
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: AA Gold AAdvantage Elite, Rapids Reward
Posts: 38,326