Police departments across New Jersey received thousands of military hand-me-downs -- including 13 heavily-armored vehicles -- over the past two years valued at nearly $40 million.
Despite concerns about militarizing local departments, in the second half of last year alone, 13 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles, or MRAPs, were shipped to a dozen municipal police departments and a sheriff's office, data obtained by NJ Advance Media shows.
The equipment has been distributed as part of a federal program that started in the mid-1990s and allows local agencies to order the surplus items for free, paying only shipping and maintenance costs.
Whose is the enemy that the local police need these weapons of almost mass destruction, and where are those goodie two shoes that are always crying "Stop gun violence".
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