Maintaining
an army is actually a fairly expensive obligation and there are times
when the ruling government has to do away with huge amounts of
hardware to cut costs down. This is one reason why surplus goods from
the military exist. Regardless if they're expensive or not, it would
be a waste to see such items end up in a garbage dump, provided that
they're still in good working condition.
For
some people, the word surplus
has a lot of connotations, especially since the surplus that they
know of are store merchandise that didn't sell well or were too
damaged to have any significant retail value. For others, however,
military surplus goods are a welcome sight. Police agencies, for
instance, rely on military surplus to modernize their equipment;
taking advantage not only of the military-grade quality of the items,
but also of their relatively cheap price compared to brand-new
equipment.
Civilians
provide an interesting customer
base for military surplus as well. Military enthusiasts purchase
these items as part of their hobby, airsoft players obtain and wear
military uniforms to add character to their matches, and film
producers need these surplus items as props for their movies.
However, the circulation of these items amongst the population is
carefully regulated; functional weapons, ammunition, and even body
armor are mostly prohibited from being sold.
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