State law AB 481 requires every law enforcement agency and state agency in California to publish policies for each type of military equipment the agencies possess. That includes quantities of these weapons and policies for authorized use that safeguard civil liberties.

The Rev. Dr. Allison J. Tanner is a pastor, educator and organizer working for justice and healing in her community. She is the Stephen McNeil Fellow at AFSC, where she organizes the Apartheid-Free Communities platform. She is also the Pastor of Public Witness at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, California.