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It has occurred to me recently that this militarization of police is itself antithetical to the second amendment. There should be civilian (or rather non-government personnel) involvement and control over this weaponry.
Perhaps it could take the form of a minimum percentage of reserve personnel in actual leadership positions with PDs, who have real time oversight and absolute authority to shutdown any unauthorized or illegal use of force against citizens. This concept has been percolating under the surface with me for awhile. The concept is to structure the command and leadership so that it fulfills the purpose of the 2A: That the citizenry must have equal footing in terms of the disparity of force.
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