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In reply to the discussion: The entire Democratic leadership opposed Grayson amendment to stop arming cops with DOD weapons [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Someone got me riled up about these vehicles back in May of 2013.
67 counties in California have either purchased outright, or been "gifted" these items.
http://www.marinij.com/ci_22575612/marin-buy-370-000-armored-truck-terrorism-strike
Marin County is quite affluent, but the roads there are in perpetual grid lock. The only way this kind of vehicle would be able to get to where it was needed, let's say in the event of a hostage taking, would be to have the damn thing airlifted there!
My county is rather poor, with 18% of the population either working part time at low wage jobs or else totally unemployed.
But my county was gifted the damn vehicle!
Meanwhile people scrambled to get the $ 40,000 that was needed to keep open the swimming pool open in Lakeport, our County's largest city.