{"id":2066934,"date":"2023-10-13T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-c-lawmaker-arrested-for-bringing-weapon-to-pro-palestine-rally\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T21:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T01:12:42","slug":"n-y-c-lawmaker-arrested-for-bringing-weapon-to-pro-palestine-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-c-lawmaker-arrested-for-bringing-weapon-to-pro-palestine-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC lawmaker arrested for weapon possession at pro-Palestine rally."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fn-y-c-lawmaker-arrested-for-bringing-weapon-to-pro-palestine-rally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pro-Palestinian activists participate in a\u200d rally on October 13, 2023 in \u2062New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>5:22 PM \u2013\u2062 Friday, October\u2062 13, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A New York City Councilwoman\u2062 was arrested after \u2062she was seen on social media holding a weapon at a pro-Palestinian event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced the arrest \u2064of 39-year-old Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R-N.Y.) after she was spotted with\u200b a handgun at a pro-Palestinian \u200drally.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the\u200d NYPD told Vernikov\u200c that she was in breach of the \u200claw after she left the event, and she later surrendered \u200dherself into the 70<sup>th<\/sup> Precinct escorted by her lawyer at 2:50 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>The councilwoman was \u2062arrested and charged with criminal possession of a handgun, and she was required to surrender both her\u2064 lawfully issued firearm and her permit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Councilwoman was at \u2062the \u2063location observing a pro-Palestine protest\u200c which was taking place, and in the\u200c course \u2062of doing so, the Councilwoman was observed with the butt-end of\u200b a\u2063 firearm (handgun) protruding from the front portion of her pants,\u201d the NYPD said. \u201cThis image was disseminated on \u200dsocial media, per photos taken at the \u2062scene by various individuals.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pictures and videos of the councilwoman emerged on social media, showing\u200d Vernikov observing \u2064the gathering while\u200d carrying a weapon in her belt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> Councilwoman\u200c Inna Vernikov was arrested this \u200cmorning, after appearing with hand gun at Pro-Palestine protest outside of CUNY\u2062 Brooklyn College on Thursday, according to dailynews.<\/p>\n<p>Video by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yyeeaahhhboiii2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yyeeaahhhboiii2<\/a> Desk@freedomnews.tv to license <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YR37Tw1WWk\">pic.twitter.com\/YR37Tw1WWk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oliya Scootercaster \ud83d\udef4\u2063 (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1712825417524981897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams released a statement calling Vernikov\u2019s actions \u201cunacceptable and unlawful\u201d stating that the council is \u201cinvestigating the impact of Council Member Vernikov\u2019s actions and the \u2063disposition within the legal process on her participation in the body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vernikov\u200c posted a\u200c video\u2063 on X, the social\u200d media \u2064platform formerly known as Twitter, and said that those standing in the\u2062 rally are \u201cnothing short of a terrorist\u200b without the bombs.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is what \u2063they are doing, protesting, supporting \u200bHamas, asking to globalize the intifada,\u200d to bring the terror that the people of\u200d Israel are experiencing now,\u2063 to bring it here to New York City,\u201d Vernikov added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooklynCollege?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrooklynCollege<\/a> rally \u2062this afternoon with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMFarahLouis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMFarahLouis<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KalmanYeger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KalmanYeger<\/a>. \u200bIf you\u2019re standing \u200cw\/\u200b the protestors, yelling \u201cGLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA\u201d &#038; \u201cFROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, \u2064PALESTINE \u2063WILL \u200bBE FREE\u201d while innocent women and babies are\u200c being raped,\u200c massacred and beheaded, you\u2019re\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ESRAGrjtb\">pic.twitter.com\/7ESRAGrjtb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Councilwoman Inna Vernikov\u200b (@InnaVernikov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InnaVernikov\/status\/1712565826706931955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to New York \u200cstate law, \u201ca person is guilty \u200bof criminal possession of a firearm,\u200d rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location when such person possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun in or upon a sensitive location, and such person\u200b knows\u2062 or reasonably should know \u200csuch location is a sensitive location.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After the\u200c news of the arrest, Governor\u2064 Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) posted\u200d on X stating that \u200d\u201cgun laws apply to everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York&#8217;s gun safety laws apply to everyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJpNkyc05Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/VJpNkyc05Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1712828910302286173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October \u206313, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u2062breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Jim Jordan gets the \u200dGOP\u200d nod\u200b for House Speaker while Hezbollah launches an attack\u2062 to Israel\u2019s north<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Israeli troops gear up for \u200btheir ground \u2062invasion into Gaza to rescue hostages and \u2063to eliminate Hamas. 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Councilwoman \u200dInna Vernikov, a Republican representing the\u200c N.Y. district, was apprehended by the New York Police Department (NYPD) after leaving the event. This incident \u200dhas sparked \u2063public\u200b outrage \u2063and raises\u2062 questions \u2064about the appropriate conduct \u200dand responsibility \u2062of elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>Arrest and Charges:<\/p>\n<p>Upon\u2064 leaving the pro-Palestinian rally, the NYPD approached Vernikov and informed her that she was in violation of the law. \u200dThe councilwoman \u200bsubsequently surrendered herself into custody at\u2064 the 70th Precinct, accompanied by her lawyer, \u2064in the early hours of \u200cthe morning. She was charged with \u2062criminal \u2062possession of a\u200d handgun and ordered to surrender both her\u2064 lawfully issued firearm and her\u200b permit.<\/p>\n<p>Incident \u200dDetails:<\/p>\n<p>According to official statements from the NYPD, \u200bVernikov was observed with the butt-end of a handgun\u2064 visible from the\u2062 front of her pants while observing the pro-Palestinian protest. Multiple photos taken by witnesses \u200cat the scene were\u200b shared\u200d on \u200bsocial media,\u2063 further substantiating the claim. These images \u2063and videos sparked a fierce\u200d public debate and drew attention to the councilwoman&#8217;s\u2063 actions.<\/p>\n<p>Public Reaction:<\/p>\n<p>The news\u200c of the\u2062 councilwoman&#8217;s arrest quickly spread\u2062 on social media platforms, \u200bgenerating a mix of shock, condemnation, and support from various quarters. Critics argue that\u2063 an elected official displaying \u2064a weapon at \u2064a peaceful protest is not only reckless but \u200balso undermines the integrity of their position. On the other hand, \u2062some supporters argue that Vernikov may have been exercising\u2063 her right \u200dto bear arms and defend herself.<\/p>\n<p>Implications for Political Accountability:<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises important questions about the behavior and accountability of elected officials. As representatives of the\u200b people, lawmakers must adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct and uphold the law. \u2062Public officials should act as role models and demonstrate a commitment to peaceful and lawful expression of their beliefs. \u200bVernikov&#8217;s\u200b actions have called \u200dinto question not only her judgment but also the trust that the public\u200c places in their elected representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of\u2064 councilwoman Inna Vernikov for \u2062weapon possession at\u2062 a \u2063pro-Palestinian \u200cevent has triggered a public\u2062 outcry and intensified discussions around the responsibility of elected officials. \u2063While the legal proceedings are still ongoing, this incident highlights the need for\u200c politicians to prioritize the well-being and safety of the communities they serve. \u2064Maintaining public trust and upholding the law are fundamental \u2064pillars of a thriving democracy, and \u2063it\u2064 is crucial\u2062 that those in positions of\u2062 power recognize and honor their obligations to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York City Councilwoman was arrested for brandishing a weapon at a pro-Palestinian event in NYC. 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