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A Long Island county leader and ally of former President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to recruit dozens of armed citizens to create an “emergency special deputy” force that can be mobilized whenever he needs it, such as during a blackout, hurricane or riot. Bruce Blakeman, the Republican executive of Nassau County — once dubbed the safest county in America — put out a call in March for about 75 recruits with gun permits, and separately said he aimed to create “another layer of protection” for Long Islanders. “I didn’t want to be in a situation where we had a major emergency and we neede…

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