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They're sending military surplus gear to various towns
Posted on: July 24, 2016 at 18:42:42 CT
JeffB MU
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& cities across the country, often free of charge... some have even returned some of the gear as they have no need of it.
Some of it seems over the top & the amount and the fact that the federal government seems to have been pushing it before the police were even asking for it begs the questions as to whether the feds are expecting more unrest down the road.
Many are asking whether many of these little rural towns really need armored vehicles and machine guns.
Of course the larger question is what is our country coming to that police would ever have need of these types of weapons and in these numbers all over the country.
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/24817547/militarizing-your-police-officers-carrying-weapons-designed-for-military
SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WECT) – Police officers carrying automatic weapons designed for the military is a growing trend with police departments and sheriff's offices here and across the country.
While most people agree police need to have adequate weaponry to respond in the event of a mass shooting or hostage standoff, critics say some civilian police officers are starting to look like soldiers. In Columbia, South Carolina, for example, the sheriff has a military tank outfitted with a 50 caliber machine gun for his civilian police force.
In our viewing area, the closest thing to that tank is the Brunswick County Sheriff's Armored Personnel Carrier. It does not have a machine gun attached, but Sheriff John Ingram's deputies do have AR-15s in case they ever need them. ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/05/10/war-weapons-for-americas-local-police-departments/#3556546254fe
Edited by JeffB at 18:45:00 on 07/24/16
Some of it seems over the top & the amount and the fact that the federal government seems to have been pushing it before the police were even asking for it begs the questions as to whether the feds are expecting more unrest down the road.
Many are asking whether many of these little rural towns really need armored vehicles and machine guns.
Of course the larger question is what is our country coming to that police would ever have need of these types of weapons and in these numbers all over the country.
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/24817547/militarizing-your-police-officers-carrying-weapons-designed-for-military
SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WECT) – Police officers carrying automatic weapons designed for the military is a growing trend with police departments and sheriff's offices here and across the country.
While most people agree police need to have adequate weaponry to respond in the event of a mass shooting or hostage standoff, critics say some civilian police officers are starting to look like soldiers. In Columbia, South Carolina, for example, the sheriff has a military tank outfitted with a 50 caliber machine gun for his civilian police force.
In our viewing area, the closest thing to that tank is the Brunswick County Sheriff's Armored Personnel Carrier. It does not have a machine gun attached, but Sheriff John Ingram's deputies do have AR-15s in case they ever need them. ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/05/10/war-weapons-for-americas-local-police-departments/#3556546254fe
Edited by JeffB at 18:45:00 on 07/24/16
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They're sending military surplus gear to various towns - JeffB MU - 7/24 18:42:42