New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov arrested for bringing gun to pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College
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NEW YORK -- New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov has been charged after openly carrying a firearm at a protest Thursday in Brooklyn.
The City Council is now investigating her actions.
As students gathered outside Brooklyn College Thursday for dueling protests, pro-Palestinians on one side and pro-Israelis on the other, Vernikov made her stance clear.
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