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Every Weapon, Armored Truck, and Plane the Pentagon Gave To Local Police

Posted by samzenpus on from the going-down-the-list dept.

v3rgEz writes You may have heard that the image-conscious Los Angeles Unified School District chose to return the grenade launchers it received from the Defense Department's surplus equipment program. You probably have not heard about some of the more obscure beneficiaries of the Pentagon giveaway, but now you can after MuckRock got the Department of Defense to release the full database, letting anyone browse what gear their local department has received.

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  1. Re:$1000 Flashlights? by Marginal+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    They must look pretty darn good - otherwise, the folks who would pay $1000 for a flashlight must not be too bright...

  2. Re:$900 Flashlight? by hawguy · · Score: 1, Funny

    What makes these flashlights worth $900?

    Ruggedness. You can literally beat someone to death with these flashlights and they still work afterwards.

    I'm pretty sure I could do the same thing with a $40 maglite. People just aren't that rugged.