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Trump Rescinds Ban on Transfer of Some Military Equipment to Local Police
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<blockquote data-quote="okierider" data-source="post: 3027308" data-attributes="member: 41708"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Mapping the Spread of the Military’s Surplus Gear</strong></span></p><p></p><p>State and local police departments obtain some of their military-style equipment through a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/us/war-gear-flows-to-police-departments.html" target="_blank">free Defense Department program</a>created in the early 1990s. While the portion of their gear that comes from the program is relatively small (most of it is paid for by the departments or through federal grants), detailed data from the Pentagon illustrates how ubiquitous such equipment has become. Highlighted counties have received guns, grenade launchers, vehicles, night vision or body armor through the program since 2006.</p><p></p><p>FILTER BY</p><p></p><p>Aircraft</p><p>Planes and helicopters</p><p></p><p>Armored Vehicles</p><p>Including cars and trucks</p><p></p><p>Body Armor</p><p>Including vests and helmets</p><p></p><p>Grenade Launchers</p><p>Usually used for smoke grenades and tear gas</p><p></p><p>Night Vision</p><p>Including sights, binoculars</p><p>and accessories</p><p></p><p>Assault Rifles</p><p>5.56-mm and 7.62-mm rifles</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the equipment being bought according to the NYT, I have no problem with that!!! You want to riot and try and hurt our men and women in blue................. Piss on you, grow up and learn how to express your self without causing others bodily harm!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="okierider, post: 3027308, member: 41708"] [SIZE=5][B]Mapping the Spread of the Military’s Surplus Gear[/B][/SIZE] State and local police departments obtain some of their military-style equipment through a [URL='http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/us/war-gear-flows-to-police-departments.html']free Defense Department program[/URL]created in the early 1990s. While the portion of their gear that comes from the program is relatively small (most of it is paid for by the departments or through federal grants), detailed data from the Pentagon illustrates how ubiquitous such equipment has become. Highlighted counties have received guns, grenade launchers, vehicles, night vision or body armor through the program since 2006. FILTER BY Aircraft Planes and helicopters Armored Vehicles Including cars and trucks Body Armor Including vests and helmets Grenade Launchers Usually used for smoke grenades and tear gas Night Vision Including sights, binoculars and accessories Assault Rifles 5.56-mm and 7.62-mm rifles This is the equipment being bought according to the NYT, I have no problem with that!!! You want to riot and try and hurt our men and women in blue................. Piss on you, grow up and learn how to express your self without causing others bodily harm!! [/QUOTE]
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