Brandon Ellington says picture from cover of CD when he was in his 20s

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HOLDING A GUN. WE HAVE COMMITMENT 2019 COVERA COVERAGE TODAY FROM MICHAEL MAHONEY. HERE, IT IS STATE REP AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE BRANDON ELLINGTON HOLDING A RIFLE WITH A HANDGUN IN HIS BACK POCKET THINK WHAT THEY’RE TRYING TO DO IS SEND A MESSAGE THAT I’M SOMETHING THAT I’M NOT IT’S PART OF A POST. HE SAYS WAS SENT OUT BY A CITY COUNCIL OPPONENT WALLACE HARTSFIELD THE SECOND THE PICTURE IS LEGITIMATE. ELLINGTON SAYS, IT’S OFF THE COVER OF A CD CALL HOOD POETRY. HE CUT IT IN HIS EARLY 20S. HE IS NOW 39 GROWING UP ON WITH THE HEART OF MISS IDEOLOGIES OF MISINFORMATION THAT CAME THROUGH THE IN THE CITY SINCE 2011 ELLINGTON’S BEEN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE. HE SAYS HE HAS CONSISTENTLY VOTED AGAINST THING BROADENING THE GUN CARRY LAWS. ERIN HARTSFIELD THE SECOND COME FROM A FAMIL OF PROMINENT MINISTERS IN JEFFERSON CITY ELLINGTON USED TO BE THE HEAD OF THE MISSOURI LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS THIS ELECTION IS COMING UP IN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF BOTH ELLINGTON AND HARTSVILLE ARE RUNNING AS AT LARGE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES. THAT MEANS T

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Some Kansas City voters are seeing posts showing a candidate for City Council in a menacing pose, holding a gun.The picture of Missouri state Rep. Brandon Ellington, who's a candidate for City Council, shows him holding a rifle with a handgun in his back pocket."I think what they're trying to do is send a message that I am something I am not," Ellington said.The picture is part of a post sent out by his City Council opponent, Wallace Hartsfield II.The picture is legitimate. Ellington, 39, said that it is off the cover a CD, called "Hood Poetry," that he cut in his early 20s."Growing up, I went through all mis-ideologies and misinformation that came through the inner city," Ellington said.Since 2011, Ellington has been in the Missouri House. He said he had consistently voted against efforts, such as broadening the gun-carry laws and arming teachers."I'm pro Second Amendment but the legislation that came through the state, none of it has been sound when it comes to reasonable gun laws," Ellington said.His opponent, Hartsfield II, comes from a family of prominent ministers. In Jefferson City, Ellington used to be the head of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus. The election is coming up in about a week and a half."Both Ellington and Hartsfield are running as At-Large City Council candidates, which means that Kansas Citians throughout the city will vote on this race.KMBC reached out to Hartsfield for comment, but he did not respond by news time.