Ayanna Pressley and other Democrats urged officials to stop allowing police departments from accessing weapons from the military, saying that the militarization of law enforcement is causing increased police violence, especially against Black communities.
that, in counties that received militarized weapons, police killed over twice as many civilians as in counties that didn’t receive any military weapons.
“Militarized law enforcement increases the prevalence of police violence without making our communities safer,” the lawmakers wrote. “Furthermore, the negative effects of police militarization disproportionately affects communities of color.” The letter was signed by 22 Democrats and progressives in the House and the Senate, including Representatives Mondaire Jones and Rashida Tlaib and Sen. Bernie Sanders . A wide swath of human rights groups also supported the letter effort, including progressive, labor and anti-discrimination groups.
The lawmakers call for weapons listed in Biden’s executive order, including high-caliber firearms, gun silencers, grenades and grenade launchers, armored vehicles, weaponized drones, and other deadly weapons, to be on the “Prohibited Equipment List.
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