#SHOCKINGNEWS Obama bans 'military' police gear

Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police

President Barack Obama has banned the US government from giving certain kinds of military-style equipment to local police forces.

The announcement follows criticism that police were too heavy handed in dealing with protests in Ferguson, Missouri, that turned violent last summer.

It means armoured vehicles on tracks, camouflage uniforms and grenade launchers will no longer be given out.

Tensions between police and African-American communities are strained.

Media captionPresident Obama said militarised gear ''can alienate and intimidate local residents''

A series of fatal shootings by police have increased mistrust and sparked protests across the US.

In Ferguson and in Baltimore, those protests turned violent, with looting and arson.

But the sight of police dressed in camouflage and riot gear dealing with protests provoked a storm of criticism.

This was one of the enduring images from Ferguson

National Guard vehicles in Ferguson

The White House wants police to retain equipment they need to maintain public order.

But a review showed five federal agencies spent $18bn (£11.5bn) on programmes that gave them 92,442 small arms, 44,275 night-vision devices, 5,235 Humvees, 617 mine-resistant vehicles and 616 aircraft.

The study said there was a "substantial risk of misusing or overusing" gear like tracked armoured vehicles, and their presence could undermine trust in police.

What will be banned:

• armoured vehicles that run on a tracked system instead of wheels
• armed aircraft, ships or vehicles
• firearms or ammunition of .50-calibre or higher
• grenade launchers
• bayonets
• camouflage uniforms

And still allowed:

• aeroplanes, helicopters and drones
• wheeled armoured vehicles
• wheeled tactical vehicles, such as Humvees and 5-ton trucks
• command and control vehicles
• explosives and pyrotechnics
• riot helmets, shields and extra-large batons

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