Police and sheriffs applauded President Donald Trump for lifting a ban on delivering surplus military equipment to local and state police. The ban had been installed during President Barack Obama's administration.
The National Sheriffs' Association issued the praise in a Monday statement.
"We applaud the president's actions, and we are encouraged to see him acting on this important issue that we have vocally advocated for," the association said in the statement.
"Across the country we have seen how valuable this equipment has been to local law enforcement from San Bernardino to Orlando in fighting terrorism, but also by saving lives in floods in South Carolina and snow storms in North Dakota, just to name a few," the association said, according to the statement.
The Fraternal Order of Police also issued a statement applauding the policy change.
"The previous administration was more concerned about the image of law enforcement being too 'militarized' than they were about our safety," said Chuck Canterbury, the Fraternal Order of Police's national president, in the statement.
The sheriffs' association said sheriffs could get equipment through the program they could not otherwise be able to pay for, such as "additional bulletproof vests and Kevlar helmets, upgraded safety equipment, as well as larger equipment such as helicopters and robotics."
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the revival of the program Monday.
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My
theory is much more sinister. I feel that Obama wanted them ready to
use against us! we the people who have worked, paid taxes, contributed
our time in town, counties and states, along with contributions to
foreign nation in need. In other words, those of us who are sick of his
and his globalists going for One World Government, where the elitists
rule and we live like North Koreans, Cubans, Russians and all of the
nations led by Marxists Communist dictators! Trump stopped their
progression and since Soros stated "One World Government cannot take
place without the United States and the goal is to take down the United
States", that's what all of Obama's on call, paid for by Soros groups of
terrorist, hoodlum, rioters are working to accomplish despite the fact
the we won the election, fair and square! 
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