North Carolina Republican Congressvarmint and renown gunslinger Madison Cawthorn attempted to bring a handgun through security at the Asheville airport in February, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.

Ya gotta remember that Cawthorn is the dude that said —

Rep. Madison Cawthorn said President Joe Biden’s call to offer COVID-19 vaccines door-to-door could lead to the government taking people’s guns and bibles.

He promised to “prosecute Dr. Fauci” because, according to Cawthorn, Fauci was a pain of the Chinese Communist Party.

Come to find out, he comes by his constant lying pretty naturally. And, also coming naturally to Republicans, he’s pervert, too.

The gun on the airplane?

“Five months ago, while boarding a flight, Rep. Cawthorn erroneously stowed a firearm in his carry-on (that often doubles as a range bag) instead of his checked bag,” Micah Bock, a spokesman for the congressman, said in a statement to both The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer. “The firearm was secured, and unchambered. Rep. Cawthorn endeavors to always follow TSA guidelines, and quickly rectified this situation before boarding his flight.”

And then get this:

Cawthorn was told he could pick up the gun after he returned to the state. He was not charged with a crime or issued a fine and retrieved the weapon on Feb. 22.

Now, if it had been you or me? Oh, there’s a fine between $3,000 and $10,000, plus a criminal referral.

Cawthorn gets his glock back.  Other people who accidentally put a firearm in their luggage aren’t so lucky.