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2015-07-27 -Land of the Free

Pentagon asks armed 'citizen guards' to stand down

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Posted by Fred 2015-07-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Guess having the recruiters call the cops on them didn't turn out so well.

Posted by Pappy 2015-07-27 08:22|| 2015-07-27 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 As Glenn Reynolds often says, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-07-27 09:10|| 2015-07-27 09:10|| Front Page Top

#3 ThePentagon asked that concerned armed citizens not stand guard at military recruiting offices, saying it can handle security on its own after a shooting rampage.

Yeah, because the previous Islamic inspired shooting at Fort Hood didn't provide you motivation to take actions.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-07-27 09:19|| 2015-07-27 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course, they can. They always were capable of it. But may they? Thus far the answer to that has been no.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-07-27 10:15|| 2015-07-27 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Said concerned armed citizens should say "show me" before standing down.

Posted by JHH 2015-07-27 17:41|| 2015-07-27 17:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Not a soldier, but it would warm my heart to know that the people I signed up to protect were willing to protect me. It all sounds very American.

Posted by SteveS 2015-07-27 17:57|| 2015-07-27 17:57|| Front Page Top

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