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“Defense Department equipment transfers to law enforcement should be tied mainly to counterterrorism, and agencies should not have to prove they fired small arms or used ammunition just to qualify for more equipment.”
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“The Defense Department should generally be barred from sending law enforcement agencies controlled weapons, explosives, many military vehicles, armored or weaponized drones, combat-style aircraft, silencers, long-range sound devices, and other banned equipment categories.”
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“The Defense Department and recipient agencies should have to tell Congress or the public about planned transfers, vehicle waivers, use of controlled equipment, lost property, new unused items, less-restricted equipment classifications, and equipment stripped for parts.”
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“Agencies receiving controlled Defense Department equipment should have to explain how they will use it, account for every controlled item through certifications and in-person checks, return unneeded property, and lose access to more transfers when they cannot meet accountability standards.”
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“Some restricted guns, vehicles, and aircraft parts should be transferable only for specific emergency, rescue, disaster, training, life-safety, or routine-maintenance reasons, with limits such as no routine patrol use.”
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“State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies should have to give communities advance notice and get approval from a city council or other local governing body before receiving Defense Department equipment.”
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“The Department of Defense should stop transferring many listed military items to law enforcement, including certain weapons, ammunition, explosives, armored vehicles, drones, silencers, and aircraft, while agencies that still receive allowed gear should track it, report it, give public notice, and face limits after serious civil rights problems.”
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“Agencies should not be able to avoid Defense Department equipment limits by passing covered items to another agency, and the Defense Department should keep ownership of controlled equipment used by recipient agencies.”
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“Agencies should have to return transferred Defense Department equipment within 30 days when that equipment is involved in a Justice Department civil-liberties investigation or in a finding of widespread civil-liberties abuses.”
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