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Committee recommends approval of DPD special response team rifle purchase after safety questions
Summary
Committee members asked DPD commanders how rifles would be stored, how long replacement cycles would be and whether the weapons would be used against protesters; commanders described armory storage, inspections and said firearms are a last resort — the contract was sent to the full council with a recommendation to approve.
The Detroit Public Health & Safety committee discussed a one-year contract (6007535) to buy rifles for the Detroit Police Department’s Special Response Team and voted to send the item to the full council with a recommendation to approve.
Commander Ian Savory of the Metropolitan Division said the purchase replaces rifles last bought in 2016 that had reached their service life and were taken out of…
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