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\"This is a tragic situation that could have been much worse,\" Schroeder added. \"I encourage anyone choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights to do so responsibly.\"

Louisville police released surveillance footage of the shooting that showed dozens of members of the NFAC milling around the park prior to the march when the gun accidentally discharged and a few people dropped to the ground injured.

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PHOTO: Members of NFAC hold up their firearms before a march on July 25, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. The group is marching in response to the killing of Breonna Taylor.
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Johnson would not comment on the group's vetting process for those who took part in the armed march.

\"I believe that everyone should exercise the utmost responsibility when handling firearms, but then again, we're dealing with humans who make mistakes,\" Johnson told ABC News.

The NFAC, which is short for \"Not F------- Around Coalition,\" was marching in military-style fatigues and carrying semi-automatic weapons in order to call attention to the fatal police shooting of Taylor in March. Johnson said about 2,500 armed and 300 unarmed militia members took part in the march.

The 26-year-old EMT was killed in her own home when police executed a \"no-knock\" warrant searching for a drug trafficker. Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, opened fire on police believing that someone was breaking into the house. Taylor was struck by gunfire at least eight times when police returned fire.

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PHOTO: Armed members of the "NAFC" march through downtown toward the Hall of Justice in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, July 25, 2020.
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For months, protesters have been calling for the three officers who were involved in the shooting to be arrested and charged. The protests gained in intensity following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.

Officer Brett Hankison was fired last month for violating procedure when he shot Taylor.

Louisville police had said they were ready for demonstrations in the city on Saturday and shut down roads as a precaution to allow the NFAC members and others to march.

\"LMPD remains committed to peaceful expression of views under the First Amendment. As we have done for several weeks, there will be no need for police intervention as long as there is no threat to public safety,\" the police said in a statement Friday. \"We will not tolerate the barricading of streets by non-law enforcement, impeding traffic, or attempting to threaten or force people not involved in the protests from their intended destination.\"

Counterprotesters, a far-right militia called the Three Percenters, also appeared at Saturday's protest.

ABC News' Joshua Hoyos contributed to this report.

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