People rising up against police brutality are being met with more police brutality. Rather than getting justice for George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, Amhaud Arbory and so many others killed by our police, our cities are being invaded by militarized police armed to the teeth with armored vehicles, tanks, drones and helicopters. The 1033 program was created in 1990 during the "war on drugs” (aka the war on black communities) to give “left-over” military weapons to local U.S. police departments. Since 1990, at least $5.4 billion in U.S. military equipment has been transferred. Contact your Senators immediately and tell them to support Shatz’s amendment to end the transfer of weapons of war into the hands of police departments.
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