Freshman Florida state representative under fire for ‘openly calling for violence’

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State Rep. Cindy Polo filed an ethics complaint Monday against Rep. Anthony Sabatini for “openly calling for violence” against protesters, a potential violation of Florida House rules.

In a tweet Saturday, Sabatini, R-Howey-in-the-Hills, posted a photo of an AR-15 and wrote, “Attention potential ‘protesters’ coming near Lake County, FL. This is an AR-15 — this will be a very common sight upon illegal entry at any Lake County business — FYI!”

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