Adair, Iowa, had a population of 794. So, it seemed suspicious when its three-person police department asked regulators to buy 90 machine guns, including an M134 Gatling-style minigun capable of ...

The Department of Defense's 1033 program, which Congress passed in 1997 to expand on a 1991 initiative, initially aimed to give surplus military equipment for police use in counter-narcotic and ...

Police forces generally resell weapons because gun stores offer trade-in value, allowing departments to offset the cost of equipment upgrades and, authorities have argued, save taxpayer money.

A former police gun for sale at a gun store in Lithonia, Georgia, on May 8, 2024. Credit: Alyssa Pointer for The Trace. Police forces generally resell weapons because gun stores offer trade-in value, ...

Police Are Big Recipients of Pentagon's Surplus Gear and Weapons It's not clear if police in Ferguson, Missouri, received gear through DOD program, but it has delivered $4.3 billion worth to local ...

While former police guns represented just a fraction of the nation's crime guns—a little over 1% of all guns traced—they were significantly more likely to be discovered with young people and ...

KOCHI: In a major step towards upgrading its law enforcement capabilities, Kerala Police is set to revamp its arsenal with ...

CARMEL, Ind. — The Home Place community in Carmel is a popular neighborhood in which police from throughout Hamilton County reside. Carmel Police continued their investigation into several car ...

Police in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the NYPD say they use an array of counterterrorism equipment and tactics in an effort to prevent a vehicle from being deployed as a weapon on crowds of ...

Police forces generally resell weapons because gun stores offer trade-in value, allowing departments to offset the cost of equipment upgrades and, authorities have argued, save taxpayer money.