Arizona Attorney General Agrees City’s Donation of Firearms to Ukraine Was ‘Unlawful’

But the Democrat says report should not be taken as a rebuke of the public spirit underlying the city’s desire to aid Ukraine.

Illegal firearms, which were seized in a weapons bust in East Harlem, New York, in 2012, are displayed on a table. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Phoenix’s mayor and city council have 30 days to resolve an illegal city ordinance authorizing the donation of hundreds of firearms to Ukraine.

The directive is part of a 12-page investigative report by the attorney general, that found the ordinance violated state law governing the disposal of unclaimed firearms.