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Gun ownership has nothing to do with militarization of police. That's pure ignorance. Militarization of police stems from excess military hardware being produced by military contractors that need new buyers now that the US has gradually de-escalated our wars in iraq and afghanistan.
Well it probably doesn't discourage the militarization of police. It could be argued in a chicken/egg dynamic. I encourage the militarization of police, I just don't encourage the abuse of it with this no-knock raid madness. Local control over more and more military hardware is a good thing.