The man who authorities said breached the perimeter of Mar-a-Lago wielding a shotgun and a gas canister early Sunday had never shown an appetite for deadly weapons nor shown much interest in politics — in fact, quite the opposite, according to his cousin.
Austin Tucker Martin was “very quiet” and inexperienced with guns, his cousin Braeden Fields said. Martin did, however, like golf courses, and worked on one, his cousin said.
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