New York City councilwoman arrested for bringing gun to pro-Palestinian rally: NYPD
Councilwoman Inna Vernikov was arrested and charged after she allegedly brought a firearm to a Brooklyn protest, police said. A New York City councilwoman was arrested Friday after she allegedly brought a firearm to a pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College, the NYPD said. Inna Vernikov, a Republican who represents the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach, was seen and filmed at the Thursday rally with a handgun in her pants. Although the councilwoman has a concealed carry permit, she violated the recently passed city law that prohibits civilians from bring ing firearms to protests, the police said. "At no point in time was anyone menaced or injured as a result of her possessing the firearm at the earlier protest," the NYPD said in a statement. Protesters gathered at Brooklyn College in Midwood, Brooklyn, in support of Palestine on Oct. 12, 2023. Meir Chaimowitz/NurPhoto via Shutterstock Vernikov, a Ukrainian immigrant who has been a staunch opponent of Pale...