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Thor_MN

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60. I think the primary goal was opening an untapped market for the equipment manufacturers.

Wed May 20, 2015, 08:40 AM

May 2015

Get the government to buy new to replace the slightly used given to the LEOs. To the LEOs, the first taste is free, get them addicted to the gear, neighboring police forces that didn't apply, get jealous and have to keep up with the Jones's. Soon they are buying from the dealer, new equipment and expendables and parts and maintenance...

And all the while the MIC is raking in the cash.

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Obama limiting military hardware to police departments [View all] Panich52 May 2015 OP

KICK Cha May 2015 #1

K&R. He and Holder brought this up, post-Ferguson. n/t freshwest May 2015 #4

They did. Mahalo for the reminder, fresh! Cha May 2015 #7

They did, freswest and I sheshe2 May 2015 #39

This is good. merrily May 2015 #2

K&R! JaneyVee May 2015 #3

From the NY Times story on this... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #5

A lot of these weapons madokie May 2015 #9

OMG a "embrace a guardian mindset"? You just know the RW pundits are going to Fla Dem May 2015 #19

Interesting article on the warrior vs guardian mindset of police.... Historic NY May 2015 #24

lol that's an easy one... Volaris May 2015 #50

Thanks for that, TB! n/t freshwest May 2015 #41

I hope he takes away their new camo uniforms too GummyBearz May 2015 #6

That's a good idea, too. I wonder if these are buying from army surplus, though. We don't want MP's. freshwest May 2015 #8

Yes, the militaried equipment including the camo uniforms was the tip off that something was very jwirr May 2015 #29

I think it has been symbolic to the police officers and departments also. It says to them that they Maineman May 2015 #43

I think the primary goal was opening an untapped market for the equipment manufacturers. Thor_MN May 2015 #60

Good! PatrickforO May 2015 #10

Because our president is human iandhr May 2015 #25

Yes he does! PatrickforO May 2015 #48

Why are cops getting ANY military hardware? 99Forever May 2015 #11

+1 daleanime May 2015 #14

No kidding its a joke really...nt Jesus Malverde May 2015 #22

exactly... don't limit it - eliminate it tk2kewl May 2015 #23

Melt it down and turn it into bus stops and park benches. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #38

Grenade Launchers? Ahpook May 2015 #44

Used to shoot gas grenades for crowd control. malthaussen May 2015 #56

The 1033 program, Ms. Toad May 2015 #57

Why would the cops even want some of this stuff? Renew Deal May 2015 #12

Tracked armored vehicles, are you kidding!??! JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #18

nevermind the right to bear concealed weapons w/o a permit redruddyred May 2015 #31

How would you like your steak? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #32

irradiated, plz redruddyred May 2015 #35

Never lived in the snow belt, have you? jmowreader May 2015 #52

or you could use the waste radiation to heat up a frozen one redruddyred May 2015 #59

Our small city got a tracked armored vehicle and 50 guns. The closest we come to a riot is the jwirr May 2015 #33

If there is, it's probably in some small town in the middle of nowhere. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #37

Zombie outbreak, I assume OneBanana_TwoPeels May 2015 #53

He doesn't really mean it, you know. MineralMan May 2015 #13

But, But ,,,, But,,,,, Cryptoad May 2015 #15

K&R! stonecutter357 May 2015 #16

Wow- awesome! bettyellen May 2015 #17

Gosh, I don't know hootinholler May 2015 #20

It's not like the mrap is a tracked vehicle Jesus Malverde May 2015 #21

Its a start d_legendary1 May 2015 #26

a step in the right direction! Takket May 2015 #27

Yes! Mr. President! lonestarnot May 2015 #28

well done obama. redruddyred May 2015 #30

Thank you. octoberlib May 2015 #34

Like I've said before, we didn't hand over war surplus from WWII to the cops.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #36

KnR! sheshe2 May 2015 #40

KnR. Read that in the LA Times -- great news, great article. Recommended. nt Hekate May 2015 #42

Good! MoonRiver May 2015 #45

Banning grenade launchers??? rpannier May 2015 #46

They can still acquire military hardware SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #47

This is like the third thread THIS WEEK that details something remarkable that this president Number23 May 2015 #49

This is what controversy does JonLP24 May 2015 #51

So that's what he's going to use to take over Texas! treestar May 2015 #54

In his own words, mostly for image. HereSince1628 May 2015 #55

Great, K & R dreamnightwind May 2015 #58