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April 23, 2018
Crowd shows up for pro-gun rally in Greensburg
Nigel Broadbent, 48, of Oakdale adjusts a gun-shaped tie clip for a portrait while attending a pro-gun rally to support Rostraver Police Officer Martin Palla, Sunday, April 22, 2018, outside of the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg. Officer Palla received backlash from his police chief and some members of the community after he stood across from a March for Our Lives event the previous month with an unloaded AR-15 slung over his shoulder. Though Officer Palla was off-duty at the time, the action launched a departmental inquiry. "It's currently them and us, gun owners against non-gun owners. We need to come together and tackle the real problems," said Broadbent, listing issues such as bullying. (Stephanie Strasburg/Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)