David Dishneau, Author at Greenfield Recorder

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2014, file photo, a law enforcement officer watches from an armored vehicle after a device was fired to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo. National police organizations said they'll hold Donald Trump to his promise to rescind an executive order restricting local law enforcement access to surplus military equipment. Fraternal Order of Police Executive Director James Pasco said he expects the Republican president-elect to honor a commitment he made in September 2016 to the organization of rank-and-file officers to rescind the order President Barack Obama issued in 2015, after an outcry over police use of armored vehicles and riot gear to confront protesters in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Police expect Trump to lift limits on surplus military gear

by David Dishneau Associated PressDecember 11, 2016

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — If president-elect Donald Trump keeps his promise, surplus military grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles and high-powered firearms and ammunition will once again be available to state and local U.S. police…

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Police expect Trump to lift limits on surplus military gear

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