Nassau County Friends of the NRA plans to host fundraiser in New Hyde Park

The Nassau County Friends of the NRA is hosting an event at the Inn at New Hyde Park in September, angering some residents and elected officials.

According to a flyer, the event will take place on Sept. 19 and include raffles and the auctioning off of guns. The invitation states the event is to "celebrate a legacy of shooting sports traditions."

State Sen. Jim Gaughran has written a letter to the Inn asking it to reconsider allowing the event to take place.

"I think it's awful with all the mass tragedies that have taken place over the past number of years, including just recently, for them to book this NRA event," says Gaughran. "I think it's disgraceful."

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