Why the DoD, DHS & FEMA Militarized America’s Local Police Depts - Top US World News | Susanne Posel Daily Headlines and Research
House Representative Hank Johnson has brought the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act
(SMLE) back for consideration because it would prevent the local police
departments nationwide from obtaining military-grade equipment from the
Department of Defense (DoD).
SMLE would prohibit the DoD from giving local law enforcement:
• Mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles
• Military grade weapons
• Firearms
• Computers
• Helicopters
• Clothing
• “other products”
This legislation would also place a “moratorium on weapons transfers
through the [DoD] after reports of missing equipment and inappropriate
weapons transfers.”
In another attempt to demilitarize agencies of the federal government, House Representative Chris Stewart proposed the Regulatory Agency De-militarization Act (RAD).
