Obama limits police access to military-style equipment
President Obama is beginning to curb police access to military-style weapons, vehicles, and equipment. In a series of rules announced today in a long-awaited response to the protests in Ferguson, Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing select military-style equipment to local police. Other military-style weapons and vehicles are having their access limited, with requirements that police forces first explain in detail why they’re needed, obtain approval from the local mayor or other governing body, adopt basic policing standards, and agree to collect data about their use.
Source:: The Verge
