[markomalley]

Don't know about podunk police departments needing APCs, but I sure don't like Øbama lifting them.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“Items on the prohibited list include armored tracked vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, .50-caliber firearms and ammo, bayonets, and camouflage.”

Sheriff Bo Machismo: “But you don’t *understand*, we neeeed that stuff! For like a zombie apocalypse, or a Canadian moose mounted shock troop invasion force!”

Seriously, years ago, one big city Sheriff complained that he needed a water cooled .30 caliber machine gun, “so if a terrorist hijacked a plane we could shoot it down.”

[digger48]

Funny how this coincides with the rise of #blacklivesmatter

[AzSteven]

“Our agency is not big, we have a total of 130 employees, and we don’t have quarter-of-a-million-dollar budget to buy one,” Sheriff Larry Amerson of Calhoun County, Ala., told FoxNews.com.

130 employees would probably mean less than 50 actual officers; probably 10-15 on duty at any given time. Seriously having trouble seeing any justification for a free APC for a county agency that small.

[Vendome]

Like I said on another thread:

“Eff em. I actually agree with Barry on this”.

[Little Ray]

Sorry. This is a good thing. Given that we are talking about Obama, it was propably done for the wrong reason. I guess Obama thought that the cops were going to use them against Tea Partiers and was appalled to see them used against Black rioters.

In any case, police departments have no business owning and using AFVs. If the situation is that bad, the governor needs to send in the Guard.

[Lurkinanloomin]

include armored tracked vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, .50-caliber firearms and ammo, bayonets, and camouflage.
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They provide a good example for the armored vehicle, but the rest of the stuff, I’d rather they not have.

[Lurker]

Raise taxes if you need to, but buy your own toys.

L

[kingu]

I’ve always believed that the only way to restore liberty is to restrict the police to exactly the same restrictions that every citizen faces in the jurisdiction they serve. IE: No sexy black weapons if those are banned, waiting periods, trigger locks, locked box transport, no open wearing of firearms if the locale forbids open carry - the list goes on and on.

Call it the anti-animal farm rule: Everyone is equal, no one is more equal than others.

[Jim Robinson]

Gotta admit, though, that this will make it easier for Obama's shock troops to roll in to enforce his executive orders in your state.

[Snickering Hound]

There were rural counties with populations under 100,000 getting apc’s and sticking taxpayers with the bill for maintaining them.

Can’t believe I’m saying this but good for Obama.

[G Larry]

This one backfired on Bambi.

He intended to use them to keep us “bitter clingers” in line, and threaten Marshal Law.

When he discovered they were being used to keep the BLM crowds in control, he changed his tune.

[familyop]

But it does appear to be a domestic dispute (the following as accessed today).

OpenSecrets.org
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees [State/County/Municipal Employees]
[Total Contributions:] $94,708,977
[To Dems & liberals:] $93,739,954
[To Repubs & Conservs:] $671,755
[Pct to Dems & liberals:] 99%
[Pct to Repubs & Conservs:] 1%

[FunkyZero]

‘we don’t know what you could have done to save us without that armored vehicle.‘”

I have an idea, buy your own weapons and shoot back next time. It's not our fault you aren't prepared. My 80 year old hill raised grandmother wouldn't hesitate for a second to shoot back, and that's no exaggeration either. What's wrong with you?

[kiryandil]

Well, since most criminal gangs have armored vehicle mounted Quad 50s, the police are REALLY going to be in a world of hurt now...

[RetiredTexasVet]

I think you will see that His Arrogance is only taking the equipment back from red state police or unreliable (non-progressive) sheriffs in Blue states. All the ghetto police forces such as NYC, LA, Baltimore, etc. will keep the equipment.

[Albion Wilde]

When I saw a thread on this earlier, I thought it’s a good thing to end the militarization of the police. But on rethinking it, this might be a pre-emptive move on the Admin’s part in response to the positive reaction the GOP candidates are getting from their anti-illegals and anti-refugee positions that defend the rights of actual citizens. Could be that the Admin sees this as another way to disarm the People in the event a majority is able to organize against whatever oppressive gubmit impositions he has planned before his term is up.

[zeugma]

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Police departments don’t need military equipment. They don’t need APCs. They don’t need full auto weapons for that matter. I’d strip it all away and send it back to the national guard, or let civilians buy it.

[BitWielder1]

Never mind they got it for free, didn't need it before and don't need it now.
The equipment was intended to be used against Right-Wingers, TEA Partiers, American Patriots and other uppity regular folks who oppose Washington.
0bama didn't like it when it was used against his own homeboys.