Obama The Divider Slaps Law Enforcement Nationwide With Ban On “Military Equipment”

By Bob Owens

Barack Obama, who began his rhetorical war against police in 2009 when he proclaimed to the world that police “acted stupidly” in arresting his friend and who has tacitly sided with the criminals and rioters against police, has managed to find another way to tweak law enforcement, by asserting they are incapable of using surplus military equipment properly.

In a surprise announcement coming nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is banning the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement.

The announcement comes after the White House suggested last year that Obama would maintain programs that provide the type of military-style equipment used to respond to demonstrators last summer in Ferguson, Missouri, because of their broader contribution to public safety. But an interagency group found “substantial risk of misusing or overusing” items like tracked armored vehicles, high-powered firearms and camouflage could undermine trust in police.

So what exactly is Obama banning?

In previewing the president’s trip, the White House said that effective immediately, the federal government will no longer fund or provide armored vehicles that run …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms