Our policemen are given military grade equipment to protect and serve us. However this equipment is over the top.
Several federal programs are helping local law enforcement to acquire heavy weapons, either by making funds available or by providing the equipment directly. One program at the Pentagon transferred surplus military equipment worth nearly half a billion dollars to local police last year. Grants provided by the Department of Homeland Security total another $1 billion, and Holder's department provides hundreds of millions more.
"This equipment flowed to local police forces because they were increasingly being asked to assist in counter terrorism," said Attorney General Eric Holder.
We must take steps to reduce the availability of military equipment to police.