Two Years of Data On What Military Equipment the Pentagon Gave To Local Police

v3rgEz writes: Wondering how the St. Louis County Police ended up armed with surplus military gear, and what equipment other departments have? A FOIA request at MuckRock has turned up every item given to local law enforcement under the Pentagon's 1022 program, the mechanism by which local law enforcement can apply for surplus or used military gear.

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[j35ter]

Thats a bullshit argument! Even the nazis armed the German population, shortly after coming to power - contrary to what NRA idiots keep repeating! Armed citizens are the backbone of every totalitarian state because the most violent ones will be the first to shoot with the states blessing!