Meanwhile, small towns all across America are arming up:
Local Police Acquire Surplus Military Items - Northern Michigan's News Leader
The thing I found particularly troublesome is the mental gymnastics involved in the police departments' rationalizations for acquiring such firepower:
"It's a good use of tax payer money, instead of using our budget we use what's already being manufactured," Borkovich said."
"These departments say they try hard not to be frivolous and request only items they know they can use."