If cost-cutting were the legitimate concern of departmental management, why did it needlessly purchase brandnew 9m handguns this year when it had already purchased .40 caliber handguns no more than 3 years ago.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If cost-cutting were the legitimate concern of departmental management, why did it needlessly purchase brandnew 9m…”
On the recordJune 19, 2019
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Questioning the rationale behind unnecessary equipment purchases amid cost-cutting claims.
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