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giarc
on Aug 19, 2014
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NY Times releases military surplus gear data on Gi...
Why does any police force need a grenade launcher? Unless these are used for tear gas or something.
ajackfox
on Aug 19, 2014
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The grenade launchers are M79's, and can be used for tear gas and other non-lethal rounds. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher#Ammunition
Now about the quantity some PD's ordered... that's a different story.
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