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National Guard in DC Now Armed as Crime Crackdown Intensifies Under Trump's Orders

The National Guard troops mobilized in Washington D.C. are now allowed to carry guns. The Guard members can carry their service-issued weapons, including M4 carbine rifles and M17 pistols, and are permitted to "use of force only as a last resort and solely in response to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.