President Trump is giving police forces weapons of war. This is dangerous | Hank Johnson

The president has signed an executive order that will reopen the floodgates of military-grade weaponry entering American streetsCongressman Hank Johnson is the US Representative for Georgia’s fourth congressional district and a member of the House Armed Services and Judiciary Committees“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.” – James Madison, Constitutional Convention (1787).Our Founders opposed using a standing army to patrol our streets, and for good reason. While most of America is rightfully focused on the destructive path left in the wake of tropical storm Harvey this week, Donald Trump lifted the ban on certain military-grade weapons and equipment available from the Pentagon to our local police forces across the nation. Continue reading…

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