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Trump to restore program sending surplus military weapons, equipment to police
Trump to restore program sending surplus military weapons, equipment to police
By Tom Jackman August 27 at 9:47 PM
President Donald Trump plans to resume the transfer of surplus weapons, vehicles and other equipment from the nation’s military to its state and local law enforcement agencies, reviving a program that was sharply curtailed by President Barack Obama two years ago. The program launched in 1990 but was greatly limited after public reaction to images of heavily militarized police in the streets of Ferguson, Mo., and other sites of civil unrest.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to announce the move Monday morning at the Fraternal Order of Police convention in Nashville, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The police union has lobbied for the restoration of the program, and Trump said he would do so during his campaign. The decision was first reported by USA Today.
The FOP leadership applauded the rescinding of Obama’s restrictions on the program. “This critical policy change,” the FOP’s national president, Chuck Canterbury, said, “demonstrates how much respect {Trump} and his Attorney General have for our members and all the men and women in law enforcement.”
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Tom Jackman has been covering criminal justice for The Post since 1998, and now anchors the new "True Crime" blog. Follow @TomJackmanWP
By Tom Jackman August 27 at 9:47 PM
President Donald Trump plans to resume the transfer of surplus weapons, vehicles and other equipment from the nation’s military to its state and local law enforcement agencies, reviving a program that was sharply curtailed by President Barack Obama two years ago. The program launched in 1990 but was greatly limited after public reaction to images of heavily militarized police in the streets of Ferguson, Mo., and other sites of civil unrest.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to announce the move Monday morning at the Fraternal Order of Police convention in Nashville, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The police union has lobbied for the restoration of the program, and Trump said he would do so during his campaign. The decision was first reported by USA Today.
The FOP leadership applauded the rescinding of Obama’s restrictions on the program. “This critical policy change,” the FOP’s national president, Chuck Canterbury, said, “demonstrates how much respect {Trump} and his Attorney General have for our members and all the men and women in law enforcement.”
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Tom Jackman has been covering criminal justice for The Post since 1998, and now anchors the new "True Crime" blog. Follow @TomJackmanWP
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