Rep. Velazquez Bill Would Demilitarize Police
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 10:
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation to eliminate a controversial program that channels military-grade weapons and equipment to local and state police forces around the nation. The "1033" program was created in the early 1990s, and has resulted in a flood of rifles, armored personnel carriers and other instruments of war being shipped to local poli . . .
Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation to eliminate a controversial program that channels military-grade weapons and equipment to local and state police forces around the nation. The "1033" program was created in the early 1990s, and has resulted in a flood of rifles, armored personnel carriers and other instruments of war being shipped to local poli . . .