With the U.S. Capitol Building in view, members of the military stand on the steps of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in response to supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol.
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The AP Friday that any changes will be determined by the intelligence gathered in the coming days about potential threats. But he said they are looking at allowing troops to carry their M-4 rifles or 9 mm Berettas, and he will know more in a day or two. In June, after a chaotic law enforcement response to Washington street protests over the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, some critics warned of an overly militarized approach to containing the problem. This was in part due to the military-style clothing worn by some federal law enforcement personnel, including security forces of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, and their failure to wear identification markings.
As a result, deployment of the Guard in D.C. this week has included a number of restrictions, including that they will not carry weapons. Because they are unarmed, they are generally limited to tasks that prevent them from having direct contact with potentially violent protesters, such as staffing checkpoints.He complained earlier this week that the intelligence on the potential crowd size Wednesday was “all over the board” — ranging from about 2,000 to 80,000.
What inauguration? I thought it was gna be virtual. 🤣
Why scare your people？
Keep spinning it AP. Keep on spinning.
To his is Exactly what that IdiotTrumpWanted. Why he was EVER Elected to serve as ThePresidentOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica is an AbsoluteJoke!! JoeBiden WILL keep his promises. Good Luck JoeBiden and karmellaharris xx
Obviously police won’t protect our country from white terrorists.
Where they hell were they when we needed them Wednesday?
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What has this country has turned into because the truth hurts. Trump could have been one of the best leaders we ever had but they suppressed him from the start because they knew he wanted to drain the swamp. So all their dirty secrets are still there and now under full control.
Open season on MAGA.
Hoping that they have bullets too
jedbettman Considering?! Oh really?
JonLemire Considering?
Do it. If the function of the National Guard isn’t to protect the peaceful transition of government, and themselves against mob violence, then I don’t know what it is
That's a great idea.
considering? did they learn nothing from January 6th?
They’ll have to , the trump terrorist said they’re coming back armed .
They aren't now?
Hmmm, back when MLK died they were pretty 'armed' ...
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