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| Subject: Latest Police Militarization Program a Federally-Sponsored Gunshow that Never Ends Fri May 27, 2016 5:08 am | |
| Despite growing awareness and even public outrage in the wake of unrest in Ferguson, the federal government continues to equip state and local police departments with military weapons.
According to a new report by Open the Books, the feds transferred $2.2 billion worth of military gear to state and local agencies through Federal Program 1033 from 2006 and 2015. Report author Adam Andrzejewski described it as a “federally-sponsored ‘gun show’ that never ends.”
The 1033 program transfers surplus military weapons and equipment to state and local agencies at no cost. The receiving agency then must foot the bill for its upkeep.
Not only do police departments get war weapons from the feds, park districts, forest preserves, junior colleges, universities, natural resource departments and public safety agencies also score surplus military equipment from this federal program.
More: http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2016/05/police-militarization-program-a-federally-sponsored-gunshow-that-never-ends/ _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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