Nassau County plans to deputize armed civilians moving ahead despite protest

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Nassau County plans to deputize armed civilians moving ahead despite protest

MINEOLA, Long Island (PIX11) -- The Nassau County Executive is pressing ahead with his plan to create a group of armed special sheriff's deputies to be used in the event of an emergency. He said the first 25 civilians could be ready to deploy in an emergency as early as late May. It comes even as outcry against the plan grows, including a large protest outside the County Government building on Monday. A few hundred gathered on the steps of the c…