reporter: cawthorn later admitted those comments were motte true. last month for the second time since taking office just over a year ago, cawthorn was stopped from carrying a gun through airport security. police seized this loaded pistol at an airport check point and sited the 26-year-old with a misdemeanor charge. he could face up to almost $14,000 if tsa fines as a repeat offender. i forgot to disarm before i went through a check point. it s my bad and i have to own that. reporter: this dash cam video of the march 3rd stop. his tearing has been continue
General, and you re watching them do cocaine in front of you. cawthorn later admitted those remarks were not true, but the constant controversy has made for easy attack ads from his gop rivals in the 11th district. while they post online, america falls apart. reporter: last month for the second time since taking office just over a year ago, cawthorn was stopped from carrying a gun through airport security. police in charlotte seized this loaded pistol at an airport check point and cited the 26-year-old with a misdemeanor charge of possession of dangerous weapon on city property. he could face up to $14,000 in tsa fines as a reoffender. i forgot to disarm before i went through a tsa check point, that s my bad. reporter: cawthorn was set to appear before a judge this week on a charge of driving with a revoked license. this is dash cam video of the march 3rd stop gained by a coalition of north carolina news organizations. but his hearing has been