Yes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

The police need more training so they are not left to their own devices if they aren't prepared to deal with the people they are trying to control.

We saw in several cases abuses of power within the police, with as little weaponry as a gun and a knee and no accountability - they do not need to be armed further.

Police officers tend to use too much force when dealing with complications, some even target people of color. I believe our police officers should not carry military grade weapons while conducting business around citizens.

Police have been getting stronger with training grounds using high class firearms such as cop city. The Minneapolis Police, for example, have been nothing but dangerous to their community for decades, to even some residents say they feel unsafe calling the police in emergency situations. Giving them more funding and militarization will only further police's abusie behavior to those they see as below them.

I believe police should be fully trained and expirenced in combat to prevent hurting those not causing harm

Regardless of training a nations population should not be exposed to the same weapons and tactics that our nation uses to kill those we are at war with. That is a war against the people. I agree the police should be demilitarized.

Even with strict training, humans are unpredictable beings, there is absolutely no guarantee that would stop the chances of an accidental shooting.

Once again, police receive strict training but can we always trust them to use their guns correctly? No. So why put guns in the classroom when there is no way of knowing what the teachers will do?

If we Demilitarize the Police then what are you trying to accomplish? More deaths, drugs, and crime will happen without forcing people to listen.

Military and police should be completely different entities. If there is any situation that police can not handle a situation with the equipment they have then they should receive support from a federal entity designed to handle it.

Although some officers can be well trained and stick by policies there are too many corrupt cops and we should not be giving them fuel.

If we train and equip local police to act like the military in a warzone, that is how they will act.

A gun should not be used unless necessary, there should be training on how to stop situations without firearms.

they are police officers they are not a standing military, they should not have any more advanced equipment the citizens have.

Police should not be allowed to have military-grade equipment due to the fact that police brutality is an issue in the United States.

But what are we going to do when that training fails? When a police officer pulls out a gun on someone they weren't initially supposed to? There is still a person behind the gun- nothing changes that.

I think in a perfect world the police could use military equipment, but because most police training tends to force police officers to lean towards knee jerk reactions I feel that kind of equipment would not be necessary in a quick thinking scenario.

Police should never acquire military equipment, the equipment is only fit for the military therefore they are the only ones that should have the equipment. When the equipment gets old they can sell it to the private sector to civilians or reuse what they can for example armor and glass.

The police's track record when it comes to dealing with non-threatening situations needs improvement. They cannot be relied upon with military grade equipment.

Police have been given equipment that can be accessed by any U.S. citizen yet too many cases of misconduct or abuse have happened in most police departments across the country.

The police need more training so they are not left to their own devices if they aren't prepared to deal with the people they are trying control.

very important because cops need to know when and how to use the equipment so that they're not putting a civilian's life in risk

Even with police being fully experienced and trained for combat, there is no guarantee that it would stop the chances of an accidental shooting.

96% of police responses are non violent. We train our officers to handle the 4%, then wonder why they overreact.

Police need more self-awareness and responsibility along with knowledge of the worst case instead of trying to use one thing that can take a life.