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March 02, 2014
Obama Administration to Distribute 13,000 Armored Mine-Resistant Vehicles to Police Units Around the US
Obama Administration to Distribute 13,000 Armored Mine-Resistant Vehicles to Police Units Around the US
We may soon see military in armored trucks roaming our city streets. The reason, the Pentagon is looking to drastically cut back America`s military might. One way of getting rid of expensive battlefield vehicles is by giving them to police departments.
An estimated 13,000 mine-resistant vehicles are expected to be distributed around the country. They weigh about 20-tons and get five miles per gallon.
Wild Thing's comment..........
What the heck?
And at this website they have this information and a video.
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Army is giving away 13,000 armored trucks, worth about $500,000 each. The 20-ton MRAPs, or Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected trucks, were built specifically to save U.S. soldiers from roadside bombs in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Now the trucks are patrolling U.S. city streets. U.S. law enforcement agencies have received the lion’s share of this high-powered military surplus. (Source: Bloomberg)
Posted by Wild Thing at March 2, 2014 12:55 AM
Comments
A warning about this from a retired Marine Colonel.
Posted by: BobF at March 2, 2014 08:08 AM
I think we are seeing the beginning of the nationalizing of our local police forces.
Posted by: TomR,armed in Texas at March 2, 2014 12:16 PM
