Nassau County Government Bruce Blakeman introduced the federal authorities has authorized the cargo of ammo to Ukraine.
Dennis A. Clark
US officers have authorized the switch of 60 rifles donated from Lengthy Island residents to assist fighters in Ukraine.
Nassau County Government Bruce Blakeman two weeks in the past launched the residents gun donation program to assist Ukrainians defend themselves from Russian invaders. Rifles have been dropped off at a licensed gun retailer, SP Firearms Limitless, in Franklin Sq..
Blakeman mentioned the federal authorities has authorized the cargo of ammo to Ukraine through a Florida-based gun producer, Kel-Tec, an organization with an extended historical past of promoting weapons to Ukraine.
“We at Kel-Tec want to thank Nassau County Government Bruce Blakeman and Jerry at SP Firearms for serving to to donate rifles to the individuals underneath siege in Ukraine,” Kel-Tec govt Adrian Kellegren mentioned.
“We have now an extended enterprise relationship in Ukraine and have misplaced contact with a very good buyer whose enterprise was destroyed on account of the battle. Our firm is within the technique of opening a path to have the ability to donate near 460 rifles to the Ukrainian Ministry of Protection — 60 from Nassau’s donation drive, 400 that have been a part of our buyer’s final order.”
Kellegren reviews that the Biden administration — through the Commerce, State Protection departments Kel-Tec — authorized an expedited export license for Kel-Tec to ship the weapons to Ukraine’s Ministry of Protection.
“The objective is to construct a path for American gun shops, distributors, and producers to have the ability to correctly export donated rifles to the Ukrainian individuals. Transport logistics is an ever-changing complication in battle and dozens of individuals are working across the clock to see this by way of. This course of is in early growth, and we'll launch updates by way of our trade companions as wanted,” he mentioned.
Blakeman, a Republican, mentioned the Nassau County residents’ gun donation program — believed to be the one one among its type within the US — is a private mission for him as nicely. His nice grandparents have been from Ukraine.
He mentioned he’s horrified by the killing of harmless Ukrainians and heeded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s enchantment for weaponry.
“It's our hope that by doing our half right here in Nassau, we will cease this battle and restrict the opportunity of American bloodshed…I imagine now we have to do every little thing we will to guard democracy and the Ukrainian individuals from Russian aggression,” Blakeman mentioned in a latest letter to President Biden.
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