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While this specific story is staged in Atlanta, this is happening throughout the country, in every state.

We need to stop the demented practice of selling surplus military equipment to local police departments. We're not saving money. Cops don't need armored cars, drones, grenades, etc.

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But who are the weapon makers going to sell to? Won't somebody think of the weapon makers!

> But who are the weapon makers going to sell to?

They already sold the equipment to the federal government. The federal government is simply getting rid of stuff they don't want. If anything, this practice hurts them by flooding the market with used goods.

We (the American people) would happily buy all the Humvees and MRAPs that the FedGov wants to unload.

The thing is, we're prohibited by law from buying them at the moment.

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