More than $43 million worth of property has been transferred to law enforcement in Michigan from January 2006 through April 23 of this year. Nationally, more than $4.3 billion worth of property has been transferred to law enforcement since the program’s inception in fiscal year 1997, according to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which oversees the Law Enforcement Support Office (or 1033) program out of its office in Battle Creek. More than 8,000 agencies participate nationwide. • Related: Do police need grenade launchers, other military weapons? Officers say yes Use this database to see where the military equipment is going by state and county and the type of items being received, The listed value of the items is what it would cost to buy them if they had not been donated.According to this, (#) County in my state has received X M4 rifles valued at $449 each, and Y 7.62mm rifles valued at $138 each. (The scopes, though, are in the $10,000 range.)
Lane County has two 'vehicles' valued at about $200,000 each. Must be pretty nice RVs, huh?
(Hat Tip: Gun Free Zone)
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I question why Bexar Co., in So. Texas where it seldom gets below freezing would need so much cold weather gear.
When you live in the tropics 40 degree weather is cold.
Know how negate a 13-ton MRAP? Despite all it's turret-mounted nasties and squad of stormtroopers inside?
1965 Peterbilt Class Seven 12-yard dump truck, with load. Simple t-bone crash. MRAP can't fight much on it's side.
Assymetrical warfare, baby. Coming to a city near you...SOON.
My modest little county in So. Texas got exactly zero free stuff from the government. The town cops issue Rem 870s for the squad cars, and the Sheriff's department requires deputies to buy their own ARs if they want to carry one. Instead of MRAPs both departments use Yukons. Boy are we backwards.
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