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IMO this is even less charitable, since it implies that more violent police departments are seeking out surplus military equipment to better subjugate civilians
by jakelazaroff 6y ago
IMO this is even less charitable, since it implies that more violent police departments are seeking out surplus military equipment to better subjugate civilians.
- fastball 6y agoIf you require a firearm, and you can buy a military surplus weapon which is cheaper than a new "civilian" firearm, wouldn't you?
- jakelazaroff 6y agoBased on the study, it seems like the answer is "yes" for violent police departments and "no" for everyone else.
- numpad0 6y agoThere’s not much technical difference in “military rifles” from civilian AR15 other than military version has an extra pin and the finger groove
- jakelazaroff 6y agoOn the other hand, there's presumably a significant technical difference between police cars and mine-resistant vehicles created for military operations in the Middle East.
- yeetawayhn 6y agoNot exactly, surplus weapons are really popular among civilians.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoWe are talking about police.