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Pistol-packing City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov won’t face a criminal charge for bringing a gun to a pro-Palestine protest last month because the firearm was later determined to be “inoperable,” a spokesman for Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Friday. Vernikov, a Republican who represents Brighton Beach and nearby neighborhoods, was spotted at the Oct. 12 protest at Brooklyn .