How do you suppose Fox News reacted to President Obama's
executive order banning the federal government from providing some militarized equipment to local police forces?
Totally predictably.
Fox's Megyn Kelly: Why Would Obama "Deprive" Police Officers Of "Tools Like Riot Gear?" On the May 18 edition of Fox News' The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly accused Obama of denying riot gear to police officers. Kelly went on to defend local law enforcement's use of heavy armored vehicles like MRAPs. [Fox News, The Kelly File, 5/18/15]
Fox's Your World: Police Fear That Obama's New Rules For Police Officers Could Leave Them "Unarmed." On the May 18 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, host Neil Cavuto discussed Obama's executive order limiting the types of military weapons and equipment local law enforcement can receive from the federal government. Cavuto suggested the new regulations could leave police officers "unarmed." His guest, former police officer Lance Lorusso, said the president was leaving law enforcement personnel "unprotected." [Fox News, Your World with Neil Cavuto, 5/18/15]
Fox & Friends On-Air Graphic: President Obama Is "Disarming The Force." On the May 18 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, anchor Heather Nauert reported on Obama's decision to limit the types of military equipment local police departments receive from the federal government. The on-air graphics used during the segment described this measure as "disarming the force." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 5/18/15]
He's taking the cops guns away!!!! Because Barack Obama is always taking someone's guns away, right? That one never gets old. Even though it's never been true. Including now. To Megyn Kelly: they can still get riot gear and armored vehicles, just not weaponized vehicles. At least not from the federal government. If they can afford to get them elsewhere,
they sure can. And note to Neil Cavuto and Heather Nauert: they will all still have guns. But they can't have bayonets on those guns, at least not from the federal government. If they desperately need bayonets, there's always eBay.