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Obama Limits Police Use of Military Equipment | Al Jazeera ...

Obama to set limits on police use of military equipment May 18, 2015 7:28AM ET President Barack Obama announced plans to bar the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local police departments and place …

Obama limits transfer of military equipment to police ...

Speaking to a crowd in Camden, N.J., Obama argued that the heavy use of war-zone equipment gives people the wrong impression about the role of police …

Obama bans some transfers of military hardware to police ...

Obama bans some transfers of military hardware to police. The White House on Monday announced new limits on federal programs that supply local police with military-style equipment. After four ...

Obama team calls for new rules on police equipment

Obama signed papers Monday putting the report's recommendations into effect, including the development of uniform rules among the different federal departments that supply equipment to local police.

White House Bans Police Use of Some Military Equipment ...

Here's The Military-Style Gear President Obama Banned Local Police From Using Last August, ABC got a behind-the-scenes look at the tactical gear used by Ferguson, Missouri police…

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13688 - whitehouse.gov

On January 16, 2015, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13688, "Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition" (EO), to identify actions that can improve ... inappropriate police actions involving the use of controlled equipment trigger a Federal ... to weapons and military or "military‐style" equipment (e ...

Biden should use his executive power to recall billions in ...

The President was expected to bring back Obama-era restrictions governing the transfer of military equipment to police on January 26—"Equity" day, according to the White House calendar—but never did, after a successful last-minute lobbying effort by the National Association of Police Officers (NAPO) that reportedly has direct lines of ...

3 crucial points about Obama's evisceration of the 1033 ...

It's unsurprising that President Obama has declared — by executive order — that local law enforcement agencies shall no longer be able to obtain certain surplus military equipment. The administration and the Pentagon telegraphed that they would eviscerate the program as far back as November when violent clashes between protesters and police in Ferguson (and elsewhere) were still …

Trump rolls back limits on military gear for police - WWAYTV3

More than $5 billion in surplus equipment has been given to agencies. Obama put limits on the program in 2015, partly triggered by public outrage over the use of military …

Obama Prepares to Reinforce the Militarized Police ...

A recent study show that, under the Pentagon's 1033 program, enacted in 1997, the value of military weapons, gear and equipment transferred to local cops did not exceed $34 million annually until 2010, the second year of the Obama administration, when it nearly tripled to more than $91 million.

Why Trump Was Right to Reverse Obama's Policy on Military ...

Why Trump Was Right to Reverse Obama's Policy on Military Gear for Police. Aug 28th, 2017 ... This program allowed the Defense Department to transfer excess military equipment …

It's Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police

Obama's executive order placed new controls on classes of military equipment such as combat vehicles; entirely banned a few items, such as tracked armored personnel carriers, bayonets, and firearms over .50 calibre; and required that data about each piece of military equipment given to police and sheriff's departments be made public.

7 Ways The Obama Administration Has Accelerated Police ...

The program has sent over $7 billion worth of excess military equipment to more than 8,000 ... following the police shooting of Michael Brown. The Obama …

If You Thought Obama Was Giving Less Military Gear to ...

Despite President Obama's much-touted 2015 executive order, an In These Times investigation reveals evidence that police departments are still receiving as much military …

Obama Calls for Restricting Military Gear to Local Police ...

656. President Barack Obama said Monday that he would ban federal transfers of certain military-style equipment to police departments as part of a broader administration effort to build trust ...

Trump Reverses Obama Policy on Surplus Military Gear …

Trump Reverses Obama Policy on Surplus Military Gear for Police. Trump's order removes restrictions President Obama imposed after the DOJ concluded the presence of such equipment inflamed violence ...

Police Are Using $1.6 Billion in Surplus Military Gear ...

A 2014 report by the White House under former President Barack Obama found that the federal government had provided 460,000 pieces of military equipment to local police…

How do Americans feel about President Obama limiting the ...

Answer (1 of 8): First, I would like to see some sort of citation of a police department in the US using heavy artillery. I can't even imagine a scenario in which they would. If Godzilla were attacking a city, I'm fairly certain deployment of artillery would be the realm of the National Guard, no...

Obama orders review of military equipment sold to cops ...

As debates swirl about the "militarization of police," President Barack Obama has ordered a review of programs enabling state and local law enforcement to buy military equipment, a senior ...

As demand for police reform grows, military equipment ...

Obama moved to restrict the program in 2015 after the first ... A new bill he introduced this month would ban the transfer of offensive military equipment, but still allow police to receive ...

Here's the List of Military Gear Obama Plans to Ban for Cops

Here's the List of Military Gear Obama Will Ban for Cops. The White House has announced Obama will ban the federal government from gifting grenade launchers, weaponized aircraft, 50-cal weapons ...

White House to review military surplus policy for law ...

Obama wants to know whether the programs are "appropriate" for local policing and whether police are given the training and guidance needed to use military-grade equipment …

Equipping Cops with Military Surplus | City Journal

The program had discontinued transfers of grenade launchers in 1999, prior to Obama's executive order—a policy that remains in effect today. Campaigning in July 2020, candidate Joe Biden spoke forcefully against the 1033 Program. "Surplus military equipment for law enforcement? [Police] don't need that," he said.

Obama orders review of military equipment sales to police ...

As debates swirl about the "militarization of police," President Barack Obama has ordered a review of programs enabling state and local law enforcement to buy military equipment, a …

Obama wants changes in policing - The Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Monday he would tighten standards on the use of military-style equipment by police departments, but …

Obama Cuts Off Local Police's Supply of Some Military ...

President Barack Obama on Monday ordered the federal government to stop distributing a limited inventory of military equipment to local law …

President Obama Bans Police Use of Military-Grade Weapons ...

Barack Obama has announced a new ban on American police forces' use of military-grade equipment, including some weapons. American police forces will no longer have access to military-style ...

Obama bans some military equipment sales to police - …

Through an executive order in January, Obama asked for federal departments to consult with police and civil rights groups to come up with recommendations on police use of military equipment. Obama ...