There is research to support the idea that the equipment is a meaningful factor: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053168017712885 https://journal

There is research to support the idea that the equipment is a meaningful factor: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053168017712885 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20531680177128... > The US Department of Defense 1033 program makes excess military equipment, including weapons and vehicles, available to local LEAs. The variation in the amount of transferred equipment allows us to probe the relationship between military transfers and police violence. ... >