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UC regents approved requests from five campuses for military-grade, nonlethal equipment.

The largest request came from UC San Diego seeking 5,000 rifle rounds.

Faculty expressed concerns the weapons will be used against students and staff amid ongoing federal scrutiny of campus protests.

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California police will be replenishing and increasing their stockpile of military-grade weapons and equipment — including drones, bullets and thousands of pepper ball rounds — as part of an annual request approved Wednesday by the governing board of regents.

As UC’s handling of protests and campus security comes under scrutiny from the Trump administration, five ca

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