Here's an article detailing just how it is that all these local police departments are getting such lovely weapons of mass murder: http://www.newsweek.com/how-

Here's an article detailing just how it is that all these local police departments are getting such lovely weapons of mass murder: http://www.newsweek.com/how-americas-police-became-army-1033-program-264537 http://www.newsweek.com/how-americas-police-became-army-1033... (Short answer: Congressionally-enabled DoD surplus transfers.)