The New York City Council’s Ethics Committee on Tuesday blasted Councilmember Inna Vernikov for bringing a gun to a peaceful protest in 2023 — but voted not to formally take the matter further.

Committee Chairperson Sandra Ung slammed Vernikov in a statement read into the record, saying the Republican councilmember displayed a “brazen disregard” for her fellow New Yorkers and public safety by bringing her firearm to the pro-Palestinian protest.

“It is incumbent upon me to speak on behalf and express the majority’s deep disappointment with Councilmember Vernikov’s conduct,” Ung said, also criticizing Vernikov for not offering a public apology.

Last week, sources with direct knowledge of the matter indicated to the Daily News that the committee was looking to advance a formal cens

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