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Board accepts sheriffs AB 481 military-equipment report despite community opposition to PepperBall expansion
Summary
After hours of public comment opposing additional PepperBall launchers and munitions and urging bans on multi-projectile "scattershot" rounds, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the sheriffs annual military-equipment report and approve the listed acquisitions and policy under Assembly Bill 481.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to receive the Alameda County Sheriffs Office annual military-equipment report and to approve the acquisitions and the countys military-equipment use policy required under Californias Assembly Bill 481.
Captain Dan Bridal and other Sheriff's Office representatives presented the inventory and explained projected acquisitions, which included additional PepperBall launchers and various projectiles intended as replacements for the aging FN303 platform and to provide extended range options. The Sheriffs Office said most equipment predated the ordinance that requires reporting,…
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