New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov arrested for bringing gun to pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College

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.