Northern Kentucky University hopes to purchase $10,660 worth of Colt AR15 rifles.
Northern Kentucky University has been awarded $10,660 from the state Law Enforcement Protection Program (LEPP) to purchase patrol rifles, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Thursday.
Under the LEPP, administered by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS), appropriate agencies can seek financial help for certain defensive items essential in the course of their duties.
“These funds will help ensure that our law enforcement will not be out-gunned and increase security on campus,” state Sen. Katie Kratz Stine, of Southgate, said.
In conjunction with the Kentucky State Police (KSP), KOHS derives income from sales of confiscated weapons.
KSP conducts periodic auctions – only to federally licensed firearms dealers – which generate dollars for the LEPP initiative. The KOHS then assesses needs, and after prioritization, provides whatever funds are available in the acquisition of body armor, weapons, ammunition and electronic or muscular disruption technical devices often referred to as tasers.
NKU haven’t purchased the rifles yet because the grant process isn’t fully complete.
Read the rest of Jessica Noll’s article at KY Post.
Additional Source: Chris Cole at NKU.
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