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Aaron Hernandez
was locked and loaded 4 years before his current alleged murder predicament … and he made sure to capture the gun-toting moment on camera.
TMZ has obtained this photo … showing a 20-year-old Aaron brandishing a Glock handgun for a selfie iPhone pic. You can see a magazine inserted into the gun, but it’s unclear if it was loaded.
We’ve learned the pic was taken in Gainsville, Florida in 2009 … the same time Hernandez was playing football for the University of Florida.
Aaron is wearing a Livestrong bracelet — which is pretty ironic, because spokesperson Lance Armstrong also left his sport in disgrace.
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