WHAT?!? The Police Want To Use Assault Vehicles? In America? To Fight ‘Terrorists’?

Retired Marine Col. Pete Martino has seen a lot of crazy things in his day, but he hopes a tactical attack vehicle rolling through his neighborhood will not become one of them. At a hearing in New Hampshire, he argues against the acquisition of an armored, eight-ton BearCat tactical vehicle for the police. His quotes…

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