Jakob Thorington Arizona Capitol Times//July 6, 2023//

Ukraine, Bliss, Nguyen, firearms, letter

The Phoenix City Council recently repealed an ordinance that the state’s attorney general determined as unlawful after complaints from Republican lawmakers prompted an investigation. Councilmembers repealed an ordinance they recently passed that authorized the transfer of nearly 600 unclaimed firearms to the National Police of Ukraine. (Photo by Pexels)

Jakob Thorington Arizona Capitol Times//July 6, 2023//

Two state lawmakers are arguing a recent ordinance passed by the city of Phoenix to give unclaimed firearms to Ukraine is unlawful. Reps. Selina Bliss, R-Prescott, and Reps. Quang Nguyen,...

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