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Rifle-Toting Troy Teen Open Carries For First Time Since Trial

Teenager Practices Constitutional Right To Tote Gun Around Birmingham
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Detroit Editor, The Huffington Post

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Less than three weeks after a jury found 18-year-old Troy resident Sean Combs not guilty of disturbing the peace and brandishing a firearm, Combs picked up his M1 Garand rifle – which had been used as evidence during his trial – from Birmingham Police on Monday.

Then, he and a few other open carry advocates took to the streets of Birmingham once again Monday evening, openly carrying rifles and handguns at Shain Park.

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