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Old 06-25-2014, 09:30 AM
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Looks aside, the MRAPs are some very good multi purpose trucks. Ones that cost around 5-600,00 bought new.

Even one of the articles linked says they would be useful after a disaster like a flood or hurricane.

So what should the feds do? Scrap the surplus ones? Pay a load of money to essentially rebody them as less "scary" trucks? or simply give them as-is to police departments? (And probably eventually fire depts. and maybe some other emergency services)


Historical precedents?

A lot of early airmail was flown in Curtis JN-4 aircraft. Nearly all WWI surplus, sold for as little as $50. It became the basis for some following civilian aircraft, and since it was mainly a trainer, it was the first plane flown by many new pilots including some guy named Lindbergh who became a pretty good pilot from what I read.

The postal service also used combat aircraft, mostly bombers like the Martin MB-1

WWII surplus 5 ton trucks and Jeeps were put to a host of civilian and government uses. Park service, fire departments, Town public works, and much more.

Bostons Duckboat tours originally operated with restored WWII era vehicles, but has switched to modern replicas for ease of maintainance.

I'm not sure it's still policy, but at one time if you set up a non-profit museum focused on some aspect of the military the proper branch would let you apply for a piece of surplus equipment. That's how the tank Museum in Danbury CT started. It's an excellent museum by the way.

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You make some good points Steve, as always- but it's really a larger issue than just the MRAP's. It, to me, is the militarization of the police forces that scares me. They are calling returning veterans, people who are suspicious of centralized government, people who store food and water, etc. "potential domestic terrorists"! Read the 2012 NDAA sections 1021 and 1022. If you look at everything as a whole, it's a bit alarming to me. This amongst a lot of other things. Militarizing the police does nothing but instill fear in the public. In essence, they are bringing the war home and they consider the U.S. of A. a "battlefield" now. It's in the 2012 NDAA. And then you have all of the executive orders that have been signed that get no news coverage........all about controlling everything from food, water, travel, etc. These are not conspiracies, but verifiable facts.

I guess time will tell. I hope it's as innocent as you say- but I just don't see it.

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A true American taking a stand for what is right:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4y9aNpjkLs

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