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SALENA ZITO: A Pennsylvania cop carried an AR-15 at a gun control rally. What happened next may surprise you.

Last month, Martin Palla, a police officer in Western Pennsylvania, learned this the hard way. Palla, who polices Rostraver Township, stood watching the "March for Our Lives" anti-gun rally in nearby Greensburg, dressed in a deep red flannel pullover jacket and khakis with his AR-15 slung over his shoulder and his dog by his side.

Photos of him quickly swept social media. Callers soon crushed the phone lines at his police department, taking critical police resources away from their duties to respond to the deluge.

The department immediately launched an investigation, which was thorough.

Social Media Response is like this:

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"Anytime a police officer does something that grabs the attention of the public, we have to investigate. While what he did should not reflect the police department, he has a right to legally protest," said Greg Resetar, the Rostraver Township police chief.

"His job is not in jeopardy," he said flatly.



"In the spirit of Palla exercising his civil rights, a rally was held last Saturday in front of the same courthouse where the "March for Our Lives" protesters held their event last month."

"The final distinction: There was no national media coverage of the pro-gun event."

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