No, it started earlier than that and is a natural outgrowth of the war on
drugs. Lots of court rulings and subsequent laws worked to reinforce that. Indeed the first SWAT team was in Los Angeles in the 1970's. Now, yes, we started being awash in military equipment in the 90's. Hell, with the decline in overseas wars, there has to be a market for the military industrial complex, right? ;)
Plus, as Shen pointed out below, Homeland Security helped that grow post 9/11.
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