David and Jenelle showed up in court on May 16 and 17 to fight CPS for custody of their children after they were all removed from their home last week.

But when photos surfaced online, fans noticed that David had brought a weapon with him. In one particular shot, the gun could be seen sitting on the dashboard of Jenelle and David’s truck.

Jenelle’s rep confirmed that the gun was David’s and it was real.

The rep also stated that David was complying with North Carolina law by leaving the weapon open in “plain sight.”

“In the state of North Carolina, if you aren’t a felon you can have a gun with no permit,” read the statement obtained by Us Weekly.

“The gun has to be in ‘plain sight’ if you do not have a concealed carry permit,” the statement continued.

“This is so when the cops pull you over or you’re out in public you cannot even have your shirt over the holster or you will be charged with a felony,” the statement concluded.

Both David and Jenelle have been very open about their support of their 2nd Amendment rights as American citizens, and they’re both avid supporters of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

During an episode of Teen Mom 2 that aired during season 8, Jenelle explained what the NRA is to her 9-year-old son, Jace, after he found some stickers for the nonprofit gun rights organization in her car.

“That is the National Rifle Association. It’s called the NRA,” Jenelle told her son. “They support you having your gun. I joined this group and it means that I support people having their own defense.”

Later that season, Jenelle infamously pulled a gun out on another driver during a road rage incident that took place right in front of Jace.

Meanwhile, David has not been shy about his love of guns and he would often show off his weapons and ammo collection on social media — and his most recent scandal involved a gun.

On April 29, David shot and killed the family’s dog, Nugget, on their property while three of the couple’s children were home.

David claimed that he murdered the dog because it “snapped” at their youngest daughter, 2-year-old Ensley, but fans were not convinced that it was enough to warrant killing the pup.

Just days after the shooting, someone called the Columbus County Department of Social Services in North Carolina because they felt that Jenelle and David’s kids were in danger, according to The Blast.

The caller said they believed the children who were in the home at the time of the horrific incident “could develop PTSD, depression or other mental health illnesses from witnessing dangerous acts” like the murder of their family dog.

Jenelle and David have five children between the two of them. Since Jenelle doesn’t have custody of Jace and David doesn’t have custody of his son Kaden, only their 2-year-old daughter, Ensley, Jenelle’s 4-year-old son, Kaiser, and David’s 11-year-old daughter, Maryssa, were home at the time.

On May 10, CPS authorized Kaiser to be removed from their home. Insiders told Radar Online that Kaiser’s paternal grandmother, Doris Griffith, was authorized to pick the tot up from daycare.

On May 13, a judge ordered that the rest of Jenelle and David’s children — Ensley and Maryssa — be removed from the home as well. Jenelle and David are still fighting to regain custody of their kids.

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