Aknazer
Regular Member
I can't believe that I'm agreeing with someone that the President has done.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...fficers-in-wake-obama-order.html?intcmp=hpbt1
There's obviously more to the article, but I found these to be the primary things of note. While I agree that it "can" make the officers less safe, it also removes the chance/ability for the equipment to be misused/abused/stolen. After all I'm sure most people here have heard the saying that "All problems begin to look like nails when your only tool is a hammer."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...fficers-in-wake-obama-order.html?intcmp=hpbt1
...President Obama issued Executive Order 13688 in January after the 2014 riots in Ferguson, Mo., amid concerns about the “militarization” of the police fueling a heavy-handed response...
...Items on the prohibited list include armored tracked vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, .50-caliber firearms and ammo, bayonets, and camouflage...
...The vehicles themselves aren’t banned, only those distributed under the 1033 program. However, many counties received their vehicles free-of-charge, and won’t be able to afford to buy one of their own – something they say makes their officers less safe...
There's obviously more to the article, but I found these to be the primary things of note. While I agree that it "can" make the officers less safe, it also removes the chance/ability for the equipment to be misused/abused/stolen. After all I'm sure most people here have heard the saying that "All problems begin to look like nails when your only tool is a hammer."