The 134-page measure would also ban the Defense Department from transferring military-grade weapons to law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels. The Democratic proposal also bans the military from giving MRAPs to domestic law enforcement agencies, as well as armored or weaponized drones and long-range acoustic devices designed to disorient enemy combatants. In 2017, investigators from the Government Accountability Office were able to obtain $1.2 million worth of items, including night-vision goggles, simulated rifles and simulated pipe bombs, by creating a fake law enforcement agency. “Using the Puppycide Database Project, which tracks police shootings of pets across the United States, we found that in counties where police received more military equipment, law enforcement kills more pets. The increase of coronavirus cases in counties with fewer than 60,000 people is part of the trend of new infections surging across the rural United States.

Source: Washington Post June 09, 2020 15:45 UTC