Nassau County is looking for volunteers to join an armed "special deputies" force

WNYC News | Apr 11, 2024

Long Island's Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is pushing an initiative to recruit armed civilians, who he says will train to respond in the case of an emergency.

This is despite Nassau County being frequently named as one of the safest counties in the nation by places like U.S News and World Reports.

Candice Ferrette, a staff writer at Newsday covering politics and government, joined WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill to discuss the database Blakeman's launched to track recruits, and what this means for Long Islanders.

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