A man who brought a loaded gun into a packed MCG has been jailed for 22 months, with a magistrate strongly condemning the alarming incident.

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Omar Salma, 21, admitted bringing the weapon to the AFL clash between Collingwood and Carlton on April 3, which 82,000 fans attended.

He had assaulted a security guard, who evicted him from the ground two weeks earlier, when police arrived to restrain him.

During a search, officers uncovered a loaded .22 calibre revolver on Salma and a container of cartridge ammunition in his bag.

His co-offender Mohammad Noori also had a loaded firearm in his possession.

Salma told police he had the weapon to protec

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