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Title: Montana Legislature Passes Bill to Limit Federal Militarization of Local Police
Source: Activist Post
URL Source: http://www.activistpost.com/2015/04 ... egislature-passes-bill-to.html
Published: Apr 9, 2015
Author: Melissa Melton
Post Date: 2015-04-09 10:22:19 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1177
Comments: 4

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Activist Post

A bill that would heavily diminish the effect of federal surplus equipment programs that militarize local police was given final approval by the Montana House today.

The vote was 79-20.

Introduced by Rep. Nicholas Schwaderer (R-Superior), House Bill 330 (HB330) bans state or local law enforcement agencies from receiving drones that are armored, weaponized, or both; aircraft that are combat configured or combat coded; grenades or similar explosives and grenade launchers; silencers; and “militarized armored vehicles” from federal military surplus programs.

The bill was passed by a 46-1 vote in the Senate last month and will now go to the Governor’s desk. Also last month, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law that, while not as comprehensive as the Montana bill, made his state the first to take a step towards stopping federal militarization of police.

FEDERAL SURPLUS AND GRANT MONEY

Through the federal 1033 Program, local police departments procure military grade weapons, including automatic assault rifles, body armor and mine resistant armored vehicles – essentially unarmed tanks. Police departments can even get their hands on military helicopters and other aircraft.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) runs the “Homeland Security Grant Program,” which in 2013 gave more than $900 million in counterterrorism funds to state and local police. According to a 2012 Senate report, this money has been used to purchase tactical vehicles, drones, and even tanks with little obvious benefit to public safety. And, according to ProPublica, “In 1994, the Justice Department and the Pentagon funded a five-year program to adapt military security and surveillance technology for local police departments that they would otherwise not be able to afford.”

HB330 goes beyond a prohibition on receipt of surplus equipment under the 1033 program by banning the purchase of such equipment with federal funds. It reads, in part:
If a law enforcement agency purchases property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government, the law enforcement agency may only use state or local funds for the purchase. Funds obtained from the federal government may not be used to purchase property from a military equipment surplus program.
Local agencies almost never have the funds needed to purchase this kind of equipment, and federal money is the only way they can afford it. By banning purchase with federal funding, HB330 would effectively nullify the effect of such federal “grant” programs.

The legislation also requires law enforcement agencies to notify the public within 14 days of requesting any allowable military gear from such a surplus program.

COMMAND AND CONTROL

Arming ‘peace officers’ like they’re ready to occupy an enemy city is totally contrary to the society envisioned by the Founders. They’ve turned ‘protect and serve’ into ‘command and control.’

In the 1980s, the federal government began arming, funding and training local police forces, turning peace officers into soldiers to fight in its unconstitutional “War on Drugs.” The militarization went into hyper-drive after 9/11 when a second front opened up – the “War on Terror.”

By stripping state and local police of this military-grade gear and requiring them to report on their acquisition and use, it makes them less likely to cooperate with the feds and removes incentives for partnerships.

“Sunshine is the salve of good government,” Schwaderer said.

That is exactly what HB330 will bring to Montana residents if it can pass through the legislature and be signed into law by Gov. Bullock.

TAKE ACTION

In Montana: Support this bill by following all the steps at THIS LINK.

For other states: Take action to push back against federal militarization of your police at this link.

The Tenth Amendment Center, based in Los Angeles, seeks to limit federal power through action in the states.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)

Hopefully, they'll also force the PDs that already have these militarized vehicles to store them at a local National Guard facility unless the governor or attorney general explicitly authorizes their use. An annual legislative review should be conducted on the use of all such vehicles.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-04-09   10:28:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Deckard (#0)

If a law enforcement agency purchases property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government, the law enforcement agency may only use state or local funds for the purchase. Funds obtained from the federal government may not be used to purchase property from a military equipment surplus program.

Kinda like the famed Slick Willie 5 year welfare bill, this bill is full of loop holes. Lazy bums are still on welfare after 5 years and LE will still be able to aquire military equipment... just not free.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-04-09   10:31:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: GrandIsland (#2)

...LE will still be able to aquire military equipment... just not free.

Yeah - every podunk town needs an armored vehicle to serve warrants for traffic tickets.

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and other items from his home outside Wausau.

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Watertown, Connecticut, a city of 22,000 people with crime rates that seem to be enviably below the national average, now has itself a slightly used Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle. Nearby Waterbury has one, too. All they had to pay for the military surplus hardware was a few grand for shipping and handling (new, the vehicles run $733,000)—and maintenance from here on out. And now they have themselves some mobile armor designed to survive insurgents armed with small arms and explosives.

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Maybe they can use one next time one of them is in fear for his life from a family's miniature pet pig.

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Deckard  posted on  2015-04-09   10:57:06 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Deckard (#3)

Yeah - every podunk town

Most Podunk towns can't even afford the upkeep of such a dinosaur

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-04-09   11:00:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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