The steady drumbeat of American politicians eager get involved in a hot war halfway around the world continues unabated. The latest is a New York politician who wants to collect rifles and shotguns for Ukrainian citizens to use against Russian invaders.
The politician, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, doesn’t even have the necessary export permits, yet he’s moving ahead with requests for donated guns or people to purchase (New York State compliant) guns for export.
Blakeman thinks (hopes?) that Joe Biden will help him expedite the export permits. Unless “the big guy” is getting 10% of the proceeds that seems dubious at best.
WABC has the story.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced a gun collection drive Thursday for Ukrainian citizens fighting against Russian forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly said his citizens are in dire need of weapons to protect themselves after the country was invaded.
Blakeman said residents will be able to donate unloaded legal weapons to SP Firearms Unlimited, located at 804 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square.
“We want rifles, AR-15s and shotguns,” Blakeman said. “President Zelenskyy for the last few days has been begging weapons, begging for help. How could we sit by silently and not do our part?”
Imagine being a Ukrainian militiaman, desperate for supplies. You excitedly open the crate of donated weapons and it’s a fucking NY-compliant AR-15 https://t.co/7ww5nS2MaL pic.twitter.com/0SvAQhZKES
— P.B. Gomez (@MestizoLeftist) March 4, 2022
Blakeman was cheered on by Ukrainian-Americans.
He was joined by leaders from the Long Island Ukrainian community, making a plea to legal gun owners to donate their own firearms or buy one and donate it.
The effort is specific on the guns they’re asking for people to donate, in that they should be working rifles and shotguns. But then he acknowledges the obvious:
“There is a tremendous amount of red tape trying to get this to the Ukraine,” he said. “So we’re going to need the president’s help, we’ll need the help of our partners in federal government.”
We’re certain that gun-loving Biden administration officials will drop what they’re doing to expedite Mr. Blakeman’s gun collection endeavor.
