No order for arming soldiers, National Guard says.

[elleng]

The National Guard says that it has received no official orders for its members to carry guns during D.C.'s Federal takeover.

During the first phase of the deployment, which included the administration ordering personnel from an array of Federal agencies to participate in D.C. law enforcement, the military said that “weapons are available if needed but will remain in the armory.”

National Guard officials said their members are trained in “de-escalation techniques,” but will “retain the inherent right to self defense” if the circumstances require it.

National Guard members began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, and became more visible throughout the week.

Saturday, Republican governors from West Virginia, Ohio and South Carolina announced they would be sending hundreds of National Guard troops to aid federal authorities in law enforcement efforts in D.C.

Guard members can’t make arrests in the District.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/national-guard-washington-dc-ohio-south-carolina-formal-order/65-aab8c4f0-b321-459b-83b3-e81f07b4b797?

[Skittles]

1. governors humping Trump

fucking DISGUSTING

[Arazi]

2. WSJ is reporting Nat Guard are carrying arms

This could end up very badly given what we know of Rules on Use of Force (RUF) for Guard in DC. And very different training regimens compared to local police.

Wall Street Journal reporting:

"National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. are preparing to carry weapons in the coming days."

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) 2025-08-16T18:00:10.259Z

[Captain Zero]

3. Shaping up to be Kent State 2.0?

Ohio is 4-5 states away. How much Ohio taxpayer money is being wasted on another Trump Reality Show Pilot ??

[Arazi]

4. There's more crime in Ohio, SC, and WV cities than DC

This is definitely not about law and order

[The Roux Comes First]

5. I'm Giddy Over Those "De-escalation Techniques" They've Been Trained In

Send them to the Gold-tinsel, er, White House! No place in our country is in more need of anything in the way of calming, human vapours.

And what a shame their techniques could not have been employed on January 6.