When the U.S. military resumes distributing firearms to local police, don’t look for Utah Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich to step in line.
Sgt. Greg Wilking, a spokesman for the Salt Lake City Police Department, said a lot of officers there already have firearms suited to their jobs, but the department might consider what is available from the Defense Department.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in a speech Monday that the Trump Administration would lift restrictions on the surplus gear the military provides police departments through what is called the 1033 Program. Congress created it in 1996.