County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that the deputy sheriffs wouldn't have any authority unless a state of emergency has been declared.
A Long Island county official is putting out a call to all licensed gun owners, looking to deputize armed residents and allowing them to respond during emergencies.
"I have a background in homeland security, so I know the most important thing you can do is plan for any emergency," Blakeman said Wednesday. Deriggi-Whitton blasted the plan saying that Nassau County has 2,500 well-trained police officers who have a billion-dollar budget. She also said the provisional deputies are wholly unnecessary."Being a good citizen is what it is. We are business owners, we have to make sure the community everything is OK, and do what we can," said barbershop owner Romaine Chambers, who said he would love to help Blakeman if he could get his pistol license — which he has already applied for.
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