The New York Times has recently published a map showing where all the military surplus gear has been purchased throughout the country. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/us/surplus-military-equipment-map.html?_r=1 Seattle's King County purchased: 201 night vision pieces 120 assault rifles 115 body armour pieces 2 helicopters 1 mine-resistant vehicle ....a mine-resistant vehicle? See how your home county fared. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ,-~~-.___. / | ' \ "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of ( ) 0 the few or the one." \_/-, ,----' ==== // Mr. Spock / \-'~; /~~~(O) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan / __/~| / | =( _____| (_________| Carlos A. Diaz Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University Mailstop 7548 Ellensburg, WA 98926 [log in to unmask] http://www.lib.cwu.edu/government-publications/ Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545 -----------------------------------------------------------------------