Arizona Lawmakers File Complaint Challenging Phoenix City Council Donation of Firearms to Ukraine

Two Arizona Republican lawmakers are challenging an ordinance by the Phoenix City Council granting authority to transfer confiscated firearms to Ukraine.

Officers recovered six firearms, including several illegal assault weapons at the home of a 35-year-old man who allegedly made threats of shooting his co-workers at their Long Beach place of work in Seal Beach, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2023. Courtesy of Long Beach Police Department

Two Arizona state lawmakers have filed a complaint with the state’s attorney general requesting an investigation into the legality of the Phoenix City Council’s June 28 approval of a plan to donate hundreds of unclaimed firearms in the city’s possession to the National Police of Ukraine.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Quang Nguyen and committee Vice Chairwoman Rep. Selina Bliss, both Republicans filed the complaint on Aug. 21.