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A bill introduced in the Arizona Senate would take a first step toward limiting the impact of federal programs that militarize local police and expand the national surveillance state.
The legislation would prohibit New York state and local law enforcement agencies from receiving or purchasing certain property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government.
The new statute requires law enforcement agencies to get local government approval before obtaining military equipment through federal programs.
The proposed law would bar law enforcement agencies from acquiring banned military equipment from any source, including the well-known federal 1033 program along with any other military surplus program operated by the federal government.
A serious set of police reforms has passed through the Illinois legislature and is headed to the governor's desk. You can tell...