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Good grief.... :doh: A few over-generalized sensational stories is hardly justification for your tinfoil hattery. Police forces are NOT "para-military" (whether they have MRAPs or not) in this country, it takes a LOT more than driving an MRAP around to become a truly para-military force...

I should add that these MRAPs are not likely to be used on everyday patrols...they might as well have "For Emergency Use Only" stencilled on them. Well, the non-federal agency MRAPs anyway.

We need pics!!

The probabilities of active shooters continuing to do their evil deeds here in this country are way too high; in addition to trying to contain the shooter(s) and prevent further death/injuries, we are also tasked with tending to & evacuating wounded. I know that YOU KNOW first hand, Ron, the...

No sir, I won't get political...to many facts get in the way in this case. Look back at the violent bank robbery in Los Angeles in the mid-90s...the LAPD could not deal with such a threat with only 4 rounds of 00-buck and 9mm pistols. They weren't authorized to carry nor use rifles, let alone...

Ron, my apologies; I didn't mean it that way. Please understand that state/local law enforcement has a much DIFFERENT mission than federal agencies...I too worry about DHS & other fed agencies that are quietly up-armoring and stockpiling (as Recovry4x4 pointed out already). Your state/local LE...

Total thumbs up! Tinfoil Fever is worse on ARFCOM, naturally...but since non-LEOs probably won't ever have the terrifying experience of facing a heavily-armed active shooter with body armor, it doesn't make much sense to them for LEOs to have MRAPs.

Very nice sir; I hope your agency has the funds to keep it maintained & running...all too often I see equipment like this left sitting around for years at a time, some agencies don't have the money to keep the vehicles operational for training. Stay safe!

Law enforcement has an obvious need & use for them; civilians not so much. Unless you negotiate directly with the manufacturer. If you have been paying attention over the past couple of years, active shooters have been on the rise. Violence in general has been on the rise, especially against...