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Yes, but when regular depuites “dress up” in military garb they sure LOOK like a SWAT team to the average citizen.

Don’t worry, though, I and many others here stand ready to jump to YOUR defense too when/if you ever violate some un-just, un-needed, over-reaching law and find YOURSELF on the wrong end of some “Barney Fife’s” cowboy-tactics.

A “permit” to sell eggs off a farm? Who ever heard of such nonsense?

From one of my links.

Lorain County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio arrived last Monday at the Manna Storehouse food cooperative in LaGrange with weapons drawn and trained on Katie Stowers and her children, along with her in-laws, there was one member of the family missing.

It doesn't need to be a Swat team. Drawn guns for non-government approved food is a little over the top.

"Loraine Country sheriff says they don’t have a SWAT team."

http://www.loraincountysheriff.com/swat.htm

S.W.A.T Unit

Every law enforcement agency at one time or another will be faced with an emergency or critical incident with greater risk and a higher potential for the loss of life. Such incidents may involve confrontations with armed, barricaded suspects, the rescue of hostages or injured people, snipers, riots, crowd control and dignitary protection.

The methods, techniques and equipment used to resolve these situations may determine the outcome of a life or death situation. These situations can expose law enforcement personnel to an abnormal amount of risk and personal danger. To minimize the risk and deal most effectively with these situations requires planning, special weapons, tactics and highly trained personnel. The result is the formation of a group of carefully selected officers trained with Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT).

Recognizing that the presence of a highly trained, highly skilled tactical unit has been shown to substantially reduce the risk of injury or loss of life to citizens, police officers and suspects; and recognizing that a well managed team response to critical incidents usually results in successful resolution of critical incidents.

It is the mission of Lorain County Sheriff's Office personnel assigned to SWAT to provide a immediate, systematic response of trained law enforcement personnel and equipment to tactical situations, emergencies, critical incidents or natural disasters that exceed the capabilities of a requesting agency. The Lorain County SWAT Team is comprised of officers from Amherst, Avon, Grafton, Sheffield Lake and Vermilion Police departments as well as Deputies from the Sheriff's Office.