Armed guard members will carry the type of weapon they are normally issued and trained on, typically M17 handguns and M4 semiautomatic rifles, similar to assault-style rifles, the Defense Department officials said. Some guard members will carry M9 pistols.

The military weapons are similar to those used by local police departments across the United States. The M4 is a standard semiautomatic rifle and has roughly the same capabilities as semiautomatic rifles used by law enforcement agencies.

Completely incorrect. NBC is clearly trying to downplay the seriousness of this. M4 rifles are not assault “style”. They are assault rifles, fullstop. The M4, and other assault rifles, are not legal for civilian use. They have full automatic or burst fire capability, depending on the specific model.

The weapons these soldiers are carrying are not AR-15s. These are not “assault weapons”. These are weapons of war. They are not for civilian hunters or shooting competitions. They are for killing human beings.

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    Fuck these soldier bums too for not resisting. I’m fully aware of the consequences of resisting but I don’t care. These are people who are putting guns on their own citizens. Fuck them.

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      12 days ago

      The current thing is legally allowed so there’s no cause to refuse. It’s only allowed under the law like once for 30 days so it will be future uses that are unlawful.

      Resisting right now would just be complaining that you wanted to sleep in.

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      These are people who are putting guns on their own citizens.

      Provide a source for a claim like that, even just pointing them at people.

      All they’re doing is walking around, why the fuck would you want to pick a fight with them. When everyday they walk around picking up trash they hate trump even more?

      You’re literally doing what trump wants, by going after them you drive them towards trump.

      Do you legitimately not understand any of this?