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FireMadison.com Calls For Criminal Investigation of NC11 Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Alleged Violation of Yet Another Weapons Statute, This Time On Educational Property PRESS RELEASE September 14, 2021 – For Immediate Release Spruce Pine, NC, Sept. 14 2021 – Photographs taken by NC11 Democratic candidate Jay Carey, and circulating today on social media, are purported to show a sheath knife hidden within easy reach of his assistant on NC11 Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s wheelchair during his appearance Monday at the Henderson County School Board meeting, held at the Henderson County Public Schools Administrative Offices in Hendersonville, NC. NC Statute § 14-269.2 states, in part: “ It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any […] bowie knife, dirk, dagger […] or any sharp-pointed or edged instrument […] on educational property.” The statute further defines “educational property” as “property owned, used, or operated by any board of education or school board of trustees, or directors for the administration of any school.” “This appears to be Rep. Cawthorn’s second serious violation of significant weapons laws since he was sworn into office, coming as it does on the heels of a February incident in which the TSA discovered a 9mm handgun and ammunition illegally secreted in Cawthorn’s unsecured carry- on luggage as he attempted to board a commercial flight,” commented David Wheeler, President of American Muckrakers PAC and FireMadison.com. Wheeler went on to say “Cawthorn’s flagrant and repeated violations of weapons laws present a clear and present danger to the public. I have therefore today filed calls with the Henderson and Polk County Sheriff’s Offices, along with the North Carolina Attorney General’s office, for a criminal investigation into this incident and, if warranted, appropriate actions against Cawthorn including referral to the District Attorney’s office for trial. Armed criminals – even if they’re members of Congress – must not be allowed to endanger our airports and schools.”

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Page 1: FireMadison.com Calls For Criminal Investigation of NC11

FireMadison.com Calls For Criminal Investigation of NC11 Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Alleged Violation of Yet Another Weapons

Statute, This Time On Educational Property

PRESS RELEASE September 14, 2021 – For Immediate Release

Spruce Pine, NC, Sept. 14 2021 – Photographs taken by NC11 Democratic candidate Jay Carey, and circulating today on social media, are purported to show a sheath knife hidden within easy reach of his assistant on NC11 Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s wheelchair during his appearance Monday at the Henderson County School Board meeting, held at the Henderson County Public Schools Administrative Offices in Hendersonville, NC. NC Statute § 14-269.2 states, in part: “ It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any […] bowie knife, dirk, dagger […] or any sharp-pointed or edged instrument […] on educational property.” The statute further defines “educational property” as “property owned, used, or operated by any board of education or school board of trustees, or directors for the administration of any school.” “This appears to be Rep. Cawthorn’s second serious violation of significant weapons laws since he was sworn into office, coming as it does on the heels of a February incident in which the TSA discovered a 9mm handgun and ammunition illegally secreted in Cawthorn’s unsecured carry-on luggage as he attempted to board a commercial flight,” commented David Wheeler, President of American Muckrakers PAC and FireMadison.com. Wheeler went on to say “Cawthorn’s flagrant and repeated violations of weapons laws present a clear and present danger to the public. I have therefore today filed calls with the Henderson and Polk County Sheriff’s Offices, along with the North Carolina Attorney General’s office, for a criminal investigation into this incident and, if warranted, appropriate actions against Cawthorn including referral to the District Attorney’s office for trial. Armed criminals – even if they’re members of Congress – must not be allowed to endanger our airports and schools.”

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Wheeler’s letter to Henderson County Sheriff Griffin can be downloaded at http://firemadison.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FireMadison-Letter-to-Sheriff-Griffin.pdf ###

Attachments: Wheeler letter to Henderson County Sheriff, and photos courtesy of NC11 Democratic candidate Jay Carey.

Contact: David Wheeler (312) 212-6001 or [email protected]