It's something that opponents say amounts to an illegal militia and they are calling it 'an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America.'
In Nassau County , Democrats are suing Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his creation of an armed citizen deputy program .It's something that opponents say amounts to an illegal militia and they are calling it "an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America."
"New York law tightly restricts who is allowed to wield force and make arrests on behalf of the government," said civil rights attorney Josh Kelner. "They would not take the place of the Nassau County Police Department, they are not a militia," Blakeman said.
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