Originally Posted by efw
...the Federal gov's encouraging use of military-style weapons through grants and such has a lot to do with it as well?...


It has much more to do with the War on Drugs and the F'd up laws that make virtually every citizen a target of LE.

"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon

"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg