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Not all Utah police forces are interested in, again, receiving guns from U.S. military

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.