{"id":5309,"date":"2021-01-13T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/13\/national-guard-troops-are-authorized-to-carry-their-weapons-on-capitol-grounds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:06:03","slug":"national-guard-troops-are-authorized-to-carry-their-weapons-on-capitol-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/01\/13\/national-guard-troops-are-authorized-to-carry-their-weapons-on-capitol-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard troops are authorized to carry their weapons on Capitol grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Tuesday evening,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/13\/states-begin-activating-national-guard-after-fbi-warns-of-armed-protests-at-capitols\/\" target=_blank> National Guardsmen mobilized to the District of Columbia<\/a> are authorized to carry deadly weapons while posted in and around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/07\/this-is-why-the-national-guard-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol\/\" target=_blank>Capitol<\/a>, the National Guard Bureau confirmed to Military Times on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/01\/11\/national-guard-inauguration-deployment-twice-as-large-as-troop-levels-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-combined\/\" target=_blank>There are now as many as 20,000 troops<\/a> from around the country who have been authorized to assist local and federal law enforcement in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s Jan. 20 inauguration, until into early February, some with firearms in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was requested by federal authorities and authorized by the Secretary of the Army,\u201d according to a statement from NGB. \u201cNational Guard members are postured to meet the requirements of the supported civil authorities, up to and including protective equipment and being armed if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Guard troops have been activated in D.C. since Jan. 4, when Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy called up several hundred D.C. 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Thousands of Guard troops from multiple states have converged on the capital, donning their personal protective gear as they stand guard at entrances to Capitol Hill and inside its buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/12\/top-military-leaders-issue-warning-to-troops-after-capitol-insurrection\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cropped-flex-cuffs.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top military leaders issue warning to troops after deadly Capitol insurrection<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Joint Chiefs reiterated their oath to the Constitution and condemned the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As their mission does not include law enforcement and is seen as a supportive, extra layer of security, they have not been carrying weapons, as they were not under previous authorization agreed upon by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, before the Jan. 6 breaching and ransacking of the Capitol building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe public\u2019s safety is our top priority,\u201d according to NGB\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard\u2019s presence around the Capitol now more closely mirrors its posture in early June, when days of protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement led to vandalism near the White House. 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