Obama to limit sale of military equipment to police departments

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno Jun 28, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Obama to limit sale of military equipment to police departments</h1>
                <h2><p>On Monday, the president will announce his plan to stop and/or restrict the federal government from supplying certain types of military hardware to local police departments. So, no more "tracked armored vehicles, highest-caliber firearms and ammunition and camouflage uniforms," according to The New York Times. The president</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mary-bruno-crosscut-com/">Mary Bruno</a></p> 
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            <p>On Monday, the president will announce his plan to stop and/or restrict the federal government from supplying certain types of military hardware to local police departments. So, no more "tracked armored vehicles, highest-caliber firearms and ammunition and camouflage uniforms," according to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/19/us/politics/obama-to-limit-military-style-equipment-for-police-forces.html?hp=&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0&ref=dev.cascadepbs.org"><em>The New York Times</em></a>. The president also wants to impose restrictions on other kinds of equipment, such as battering rams and riot gear, and require more training on their use. The ban, announced in Camden, NJ, is part Obama's push to defuse the tensions between police and minority communities that erupted in the wake of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Mo. — and continue to burn.</p>
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On Monday, the president will announce his plan to stop and/or restrict the federal government from supplying certain types of military hardware to local police departments. So, no more "tracked armored vehicles, highest-caliber firearms and ammunition and camouflage uniforms," according to The New York Times. The president also wants to impose restrictions on other kinds of equipment, such as battering rams and riot gear, and require more training on their use. The ban, announced in Camden, NJ, is part Obama's push to defuse the tensions between police and minority communities that erupted in the wake of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Mo. — and continue to burn.

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By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,