De-Militarize the Police

Donald Trump has just undone limitations on a program that unloads old war weaponry on domestic police departments.

Please sign this petition to the U.S. Congress:

It's time to stop allowing presidents to make and unmake the law on police weaponry. Congress must ban the provision of any weapons of war or war training to police.



1-25 of 16981 signatures
Number Date Name Location Please add comment.
16981 1 month ago Anonymous S h, FL
16980 4 months ago Zach Luschen Roy, WA Our law enforcement is first founded upon the idea of de-escalating situations and work on keeping and maintaining the peace in our communities, not the other way around. To do this will only subjug...
16979 6 months ago Christopher Dunham Feasterville, PA
16978 7 months ago Rob Rocco Avon Lake, OH
16977 7 months ago roxy harrington holmen, WI
16976 8 months ago Tamar Dick Catasauqua, PA
16975 8 months ago Tamar Dick Catasauqua, PA
16974 9 months ago Anonymous Arlington , TX
16973 9 months ago Anonymous Arlington , TX
16972 11 months ago Nadia Mousa Union City, CA
16971 12 months ago Paul Stills Santa Monica, CA
16970 12 months ago Connie Jean Santa Monica, CA
16969 12 months ago Zack Stills Santa Monica, CA
16968 12 months ago Jennifer Heckart Ardmore, PA
16967 12 months ago Nadia Mousa Union City, CA
16966 1 year ago Timothy Johnston San Francisco, CA
16965 1 year ago Andre Willey Huntington Beach , CA
16964 1 year ago Shannon Martinez valparaiso, IN
16963 1 year ago Dimitar Rangelov Macomb, MI Militarizing the police moves them further into an 'us vs. them' mentality.
16962 1 year ago charles card newburyport, MA
16961 1 year ago jessica casanova elizabeth, NJ
16960 1 year ago Anonymous Brighton, MA
16959 1 year ago Eleanore Celeste Cohn-Eichner Sitka, AK
16958 1 year ago Abraham Alrai Saint Paul, MN
16957 1 year ago E Wheeler Greenfield, MA
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Background:
> Hank Johnson, The Guardian: President Trump Is Giving Police Forces Weapons of War. This Is Dangerous.
> White House: Executive Order
> Tennessean: Jeff Sessions in Nashville outlines plan to send surplus military weapons, equipment to local police
> Washington Post: 5 countries where most police officers do not carry firearms — and it works well
> Deadly Exchange