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Man who wore costume with toy gun speaks out on controversy

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Over the weekend, a man wore a costume with a toy long gun as an accessory to an event at Westroads and Oak View Mall, sparking controversy

The man, Hugo Mendoza, was dressed in a black hooded robe and carrying an unmarked long toy gun in a duffel bag. 

Mendoza said he meant no harm by his costume, and it was modeled after Ben Affleck's character in "The Town."