So may I ask a question that may make me a little unpopular? For those of you who dont know much about LEO or SWAT other than what you think you know and see on t.v. are you aware that these guys that make meth and or have drug houses, booby trap them and like to dabble with making i.e.d. as well as Meth labs being very explosive themselves? They also fortify the houses to where a standard ram wont open the door, and on a meth lab not a good idea to use explosive breeching. These same bad guys that like to do this also have access to various stolen weapons and straw purcashes such as semi-auto AK variants ect. Bad guys play COD and watch tv as well. they have look outs and like to take shots at the cops if they can. These units are also designed to help redirect overpressure from a i.e.d. and they have a air supply for the guys inside. So when you call us to take out the trash, and see that we SWAT guys don't have the equiptment to do that, or you see us getting killed and saying what a shame, they should have had, oh wait never mind. How would you feel if you heard about me or another member getting killed because of you not wanting us to have the equiptment we need? DMRO costs the tax payers, being all of us less money and there isnt always grant money availible. Remember your local cops aren't the ones that institute martial law or are trying to limit your rights we just try to do a job that everyone thinks they can do or do better.