New York City councilwoman Inna Vernikov was arrested Thursday after allegedly being spotted carrying a gun while observing a pro-Palestinian rally at CUNY’s Brooklyn College.
The New York Post reported a source indicated “[Vernikov] was observed with the but-end of a firearm (handgun) protruding from the front portion of her pants.”
She allegedly observed the rally from around noon until 2:45 p.m. She surrendered to police around 2:50 a.m. Friday.
According to the Post, police were notified that Vernikov was allegedly armed and “the Councilwoman was contacted and she turned herself in to the 70 Precinct, in the company of her attorney.”
At today’s rally on Brooklyn College campus led by the students in their SJP chapter, Inna Vernikov showed up showcasing a gun to Palestinian students and their allies.
These are the tactics of force and intimidation used by zionist groups to silence any support for Palestine. pic.twitter.com/woQ6KGE1Gv
— CUNY4Palestine (@Cuny4P) October 12, 2023
Police indicated, “At no point in time was anyone menaced or injured as a result of her possessing the firearm at the earlier protest.” However, they also pointed out that school grounds are one of the sensitive places on which concealed carry is banned in NY.
On September 16, 2023, Breitbart News noted Vernikov was among the surging number of New Yorkers who were acquiring a firearm for self-defense.
Based.
"As much as we need the police, we can’t just rely on the police. Something life-altering can happen in the time it takes for cops to arrive."
~@InnaVernikov https://t.co/oicVtzUBV7
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) September 17, 2023
At that time, Vernikov said, “We are short on cops, and recruitments are way down … As much as we need the police, we can’t just rely on the police. Something life-altering can happen in the time it takes for cops to arrive.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010, a speaker at the 2023 Western Conservative Summit, and he holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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