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    Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 18 May 2015

    Obama to ban federal government from selling some military-style weapons to police http://bit.ly/1eaMNjf pic.twitter.com/o4WW05wCsy

    8:45 AM - 18 May 2015
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      1. Mike Callahan‏ @mec755 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones So how should local law enforcement have responded to the shootings in Waco ... name calling and harsh language? #GetReal

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      1. Judy Nelson‏ @nelsj7524 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones

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      1. Yulonda M.S.‏ @3gdiamonds 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones It's about Damn time. Stop turning them into military. Stop giving them federal monies to enforce small drug offenses. Cutit of

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      1. Mark Murphy‏ @delegate4hillar 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones @princessomuch

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      1. Ed Ayala‏ @eayala2_ed 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones Finally.

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      1. Jorge Delgado  🇵🇷‏ @JorgetheBull 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones tanks Kevlar m16's are not needed. A mossburg, pistol, and stun should be effective. SWAT in diff category for namesake reason

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      1. Jorge Delgado  🇵🇷‏ @JorgetheBull 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones ppl get upset for nothing. They have access to all weaponry needed for civilian police force. We don't need occupying army

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      1. Dressed in Black‏ @acadenigma 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones @DonteStallworth @POTUS Thank you!

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      1. NAM SEABEE 68-70‏ @sea329 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones now that the Muslim brotherhood is in the White house.

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      1. David (Neighborhood Guy)‏ @bellringerwins 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones Please take their toys away before something really,really bad happens!

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      1. 𝕁𝕒𝕪𝕒 𝔻𝕦𝕓𝕖𝕪‏ @msjdubey 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones Awesome.

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      1. Alison Altenburg‏ @AlisonNJ1 18 May 2015
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        @MotherJones If A BikeClubGathering, NOLocal Involvement Intended...LocalPoliceChiefLOOKING ForTrouble...WHAT Would Local Police Want For???

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