Country singer Scotty McCreery has been cited after authorities say he had a loaded handgun with him in Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Authorities told local media organizations that they found a loaded 9 millimetre handgun in McCreery's backpack at a security checkpoint on July 13. He told authorities he had been at a firing range and forgot to take the gun out. He was cited for a misdemeanour concealed weapon permit violation and released. McCreery, 23, told North Carolina's WTVD-TV in a statement that he has learned a lesson he won't forget, adding, "I take gun safety very seriously."

Source: CBC News July 22, 2017 18:11 UTC