Trump To Lift Military Gear Ban For Local Police

1
>>Follow Matzav On Whatsapp!<<

The Trump administration will unveil a new plan Monday to roll back limits on a controversial program that provides local law enforcement agencies with surplus military gear, marking the end of a policy implemented during the Obama administration.

President Barack Obama issued an executive order in 2015 prohibiting the transfer of a host of equipment, including armored vehicles, grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and camouflage uniforms following controversy over the “militarization” of the police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

“The executive order the President will sign today will ensure that you can get the lifesaving gear that you need to do your job and send a strong message that we will not allow criminal activity, violence and lawlessness to become a new normal,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said today. Read more at CNN.

{Matzav.com}

 


1 COMMENT

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here