Concord Gets a BEARCAT!

The Concord (NH) City Council reconvenes to pull the Concord PD's federal grant application for a 'BEARCAT' Attack Truck off the table and -- ignoring raucous public outcry rooted in concern for both fiscal conservatism and civil liberties, and including 2 rallies and 1500 petition signatures -- give it an imperviously armored escort to approval, 9/9/2013.

They needed a two-thirds majority vote, and wouldn't ya know, they made it with one vote to spare. Elections are coming, Concord citizens (oh, and the filing period is open until 9/16, if you're of a particularly singular mind)...

Learn more about Concord area law enforcement's giddy anticipation of their 'Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck', with lots of previous media coverage, here.

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Media

• Concord Council Votes 11-4 For BEARCAT - Free Keene (9/9)
• Concord City Council Approves Bearcat Grant - Government - Concord, NH Patch (9/9)
• Concord City Council accepts grant for BearCat vehicle | Concord Monitor (9/10)
• Concord councilors vote in favor of BearCat | Local News - WMUR Home (9/10)
• Lenco Gets a Paycheck, Concord Gets a BEARCAT - Free Keene (9/10)
• Councilor faces challenger after BearCat vote | Concord Monitor (9/10)
• An Open Letter to the Free State Project: From Selma, AL, to Concord, NH | P.A.N.D.A. People Against The NDAA (9/12)
• Concord City Council Race Shaken Up - Government - Concord, NH Patch (9/12)
• BEARCAT: Right to Know | Free State Project (9/13)
• It’s Musical Council Seats In Concord - Government - Concord, NH Patch (9/13)
• BearCat vote shadows upcoming city council election | Concord Monitor (9/22)
• Budget-assault vehicle - Opinion - The Boston Globe (10/28)
• Concord police unveil BearCat | Concord Monitor (7/14/2014)