Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Military gear that police won't get from Pentagon anymore

Via Joe

Grenade launcher federal rule police militarization
A belt of 40 mm grenades is fed into an Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 30, 2015. 

The federal government will stop sending grenade launchers, weapons mounted on airplanes, and some other types of military gear to local police under new rules approved by President Barack Obama. Other types of equipment will be provided only under tighter controls.
The ban come
s months after the nation watched images of police dressed in camouflage and riot gear dispelling racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

Equipment that was banned and why:

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2 comments:

  1. Ya know, because camo, nade lauchers, sniper rifles, MRAPs, and armed aircraft are a pressing need for CIVILLIAN LEs...

    This is probably the *ONE* thing I'll give the pos potus credit for - IF... it's stuck to, AND if they get all the shit already deployed around the country back.

    Maybe they should hold a military equipment buy back for US to attend... was our tax dollars that created it in the first place :) We'd give them all wonderful homes!

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