GOP Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman holding gun drive for Ukraine

The Lengthy Island politician is asking individuals to drop off or purchase after which donate firearms at a licensed gun retailer.

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A Nassau County politician desires Lengthy Islanders to donate weapons so he can ship them to Ukraine to be used within the ongoing battle with Russia.

GOP County Govt Bruce Blakeman instructed The Submit he’s arranging the stunt to attract consideration to Ukraine’s defiant resistance in opposition to Vladimir Putin and his navy’s devastating assault on their nation.

“Simply watching the Ukrainian residents making Molotov cocktails in a brewery out of beer bottles reveals they’re in a determined flight and we are able to’t stand by and do nothing,” he mentioned earlier than mentioning the Ukrainian president’s rejection of the US’s evacuation supply final week.

“As President Zelensky mentioned: he doesn’t want a experience, he wants weapons.”

Blakeman hopes to gather looking rifles and civilianized military-style semiautomatic weapons, like AR-15s. 

However, he admitted that he had not but recognized a option to get the weapons midway around the globe and would probably want federal businesses to log out on the cargo. 

Rep. Lee Zeldin is reportedly working with Blakeman to place stress on the Biden administration and make the cargo attainable.

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Blakeman mentioned he’s planning on reaching out to Lengthy Island GOP Representatives Andrew Garbarino and Lee Zeldin to assist stress the Biden administration to grant approval. 

Zeldin, who's now operating for governor and gained the state Republican Celebration’s seal of approval as their designated nominee Tuesday, voted in opposition to certifying Biden’s 2020 win. 

The transfer comes as america, United Kingdom, France, Germany and different western European allies ship weapons – together with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles – to Ukraine by the planeload.  

The gathering is ready to run Friday by way of subsequent Monday.

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Blakeman instructed The Submit he’s establishing a four-day gun assortment to run Friday by way of subsequent Monday, regardless that he has but to discover a option to ship the weapons abroad to the war-torn nation. 

He mentioned he’s asking people to drop off or purchase after which donate firearms at a licensed gun retailer, SP Firearms Limitless, in Franklin Sq., New York.

He mentioned he’s additionally raised round $20,000 for the trouble, as of Wednesday.

“I would be the first to purchase a gun and donate it to the Ukrainian individuals.”