A girl in a restaurant looks out at members of the Ohio National Guard, wearing their sidearms, Washington, D.C., August 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
The D.C. National Guard will start carrying M17 pistols or M4 rifles as President Trump's crime crackdown escalates. It is an unusual arming of troops on U.S. city streets.
Trump is weighing deployments to Chicago and Baltimore, a move likely to face legal challenges under Section 12406, even as crime data show declines and Democrats push back.
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