Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson wrote colleagues in the House of
Representative s this week seeking support for legislation to curtail a
program that passes surplus equipment from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
to municipal U.S. police forces, free of charge.
... numerous cities and towns around the country had
acquired free MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armored personnel
vehicles from war zones in recent months.
"Unprecedented amounts of military equipment" were given away not only
to police in cities, but on college campuses, Johnson wrote. "Ohio State
University recently acquired an MRAP. Apparently college kids are
getting too rowdy."
