Michael from Muckrock writes, "Wondering how the St. Louis County Police ended up armed with surplus military gear, and what other departments have? A FOIA request at MuckRock has turned up every item given to local law enforcement under the Pentagon's 1022 program, the mechanism by which local law enforcement can apply for surplus or used military gear."
Every item distributed to local law enforcement by the Pentagon's 1033 program over two years
[Muckrock]
(Thanks, Michael!)
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