Posted on 05/18/2015 4:53:33 AM PDT by RummyChick
- President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday.
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Executive orders?
Obama will ban police use of equipment such as explosive-resistant vehicles with tracked wheels like those seen on army tanks, the White House said in a fact sheet. For other types of equipment, such as MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected) vehicles and riot shields, departments will have to provide added justification for their use.
...over the deaths of black men at the hands of police...
In previewing the president’s trip, the White House said that effective immediately, the federal government will no longer fund or provide armored vehicles that run on a tracked system instead of wheels, weaponized aircraft or vehicles, firearms or ammunition of .50-caliber or higher, grenade launchers, bayonets or camouflage uniforms. The federal government also is exploring ways to recall prohibited equipment already distributed.
In addition, a longer list of equipment the federal government provides will come under tighter control, including wheeled armored vehicles like Humvees, manned aircraft, drones, specialized firearms, explosives, battering rams and riot batons, helmets and shields. Starting in October, police will have to get approval from their city council, mayor or some other local governing body to obtain it, provide a persuasive explanation of why it is needed and have more training and data collection on the use of the equipment.
Kings don’t need constitutions.
Terrorists of all colors thank Obama.
Police Unions..not so much.
Because it will ALL NOW BE FÔR HIS PRIVATE ARMY...
Mao Tse Tung's?.... Joe Stalin's? ......Adolph Hitler's?
No
Will that include his own thug army?
O’s private army. He hooked the Cop Kingdoms on federal toys of oppression like he hooked his voters on the Obama Phone. Now they all will do as he say!
More than half of the sheeple are owned by the government. American Plantation has replaced American Republic.
what the hell is this a$$hole doing?
he is creating solution for problems no one asked him to fix
Was there a sudden pressing need for this no one else knew about?
0 bama needs to tear down his fence.
Bammy needs to disarm the hood.
Oh look, he has banned bayonets! So glad to see that weapon of mass destruction removed from the police. Next he will ban batons and face shields from the oppressors/S.
Just as an aside, the cities where these things might come in handy don't seem to have requested them probably because they can't afford the maintenance.
Bayonets were made evidence that a sport utility rifle was an “assault” rifle because of the increasing amount of drive by bayonettings.
Uhh. Is it reasonable to point out that not one of the deaths that has people up in arms was related in any way to this type of equipment?
Trayvon was shot by a citizen he attacked. The Ferguson guy was shot with a police handgun. The Baltimore guy died either as the result of an accident or a beating (probably). The SC guy, who appears to have fallen out of the narrative, was shot with a police handgun.
While this may be appealing to many initially who believe that the local LEOs have become militarized, it is a set-up for the next stage:increased violence (subsidized by the thug-in-chief)which will require the creation of a federal police force that will be better equipped and trained than the local LEOs. This will give Obama his private army and the ability to sidestep posse comitatus.
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