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With mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles and
Humvees now patrolling cities around the country to quell
protests, America’s streets look more like warzones these days.
But this isn’t a new phenomenon -- this is the product of local
police departments stockpiling free military-grade weapons for
decades.

Through controversial programs with the Department of
Defense and Department of Homeland Security, surplus assault
weapons, drones and other military-grade equipment that are
inappropriate and dangerous to have on the streets are being
transferred directly to local law enforcement.

This should concern every one of us. Militarizing
America won't make us any safer, rather just more fearful and
more reticent. This Congress, I’ve reintroduced the Stop
Militarizing Law Enforcement Act -- which would put an end to
weapons and equipment giveaways -- and I’m proud to see the
entire bill included in the Justice in Policing Act that’s being
considered right now in Congress.

And while this is a sign of progress, this is merely the
beginning of our work to reform policing in America -- because
demilitarizing only addresses part of our problem. In a moment
like this, we simply cannot let down all those whose lives have
been cut short due to the pandemic of police brutality. We owe it
to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other Black
Americans to deliver true police reform and get a handle on
police brutality.

Passing the Justice in Policing Act will only be the
beginning. In Congress, I’ll continue working toward an even
stronger response to the systemic issues at hand -- by pushing to
get military-grade equipment out of the hands of police officers
and make sure we’re investing enough in our communities.

This work won’t come easy, but with a team of grassroots
progressives at my back, I know we can affect meaningful change.
I can’t do this without you, so please consider chipping in to my
reelection campaign so we can continue to fight for what’s right.

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Thank you,

Hank Johnson

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Congressman Hank Johnson is a former defense
attorney, DeKalb County commissioner, small business owner, and
magistrate judge who now serves in Congress as a champion for the
middle class.

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Hank Johnson for Congress
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Decatur GA 30034 United States


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