Grenade launchers, armored vehicles, and high-caliber guns and ammunition are some of the equipment local law enforcement would more easily obtain from the Department of Defense under a new federal bill just filed by a local Congressman.
The federal legislation dubbed the ‘Lifesaving Gear for Police Act of 2024,′ would undo restrictions on equipment transfers between the DOD and law enforcement that were imposed via executive orders under former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden.
“They basically require a mountain of paperwork for our local law enforcement to use this stuff that it almost becomes unusable,” said bill sponsor Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL 6th District)…