Although the authors of the article assume a scenario where U.S. military and/or law enforcement forces are assisting in a coup or other unlawful usurpation of government, I would also point out that the wide-spread distribution of MRAP vehicles among law enforcement actually increases the likelihood that gangs or looters could obtain those vehicles following a major disaster or loss of rule of law.
I am reminded of the accounts of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the fall of the Romanian communist government, where groups of people quickly looted military and police arsenals. You can be sure that there are people that have contingency plans to do the same here if there was a loss of rule of law--perhaps the very people that are responsible for safekeeping armories. Moreover, the principles of this article are generally applicable to other vehicles. So, even if you do not agree or sympathize with the militia mindset, the information may be useful.
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