In Heat of Dakota Access Protests, National Sheriffs' Association Lobbied for More Military Gear

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By Steve HornApr 27, 2017, 4:53 pm235 pts
By Steve Horn and Curtis Waldman At the end of 2016, as a mix of sheriffs, police, and private security forces were clashing with those protesting the Dakota Access pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, the National Sheriffs' Association was lobbying Congress for surplus military gear and on…

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