It has come to this: if you try to help protect U.S. service members at military recruiting stations, you may getĀ arrested.
The Army has warned its personnelĀ to treat armed civilians who show up in the wake of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, murders of five service membersĀ as security threats, and to report them to local authorities.
In an Army Recruiting Command policy letter, personnelĀ are told to avoid anyone standing outside recruiting centers and even perform a ālock-down,ā according to Stars and Stripes.
AfterĀ the July 16Ā attack on a recruiting centerĀ and Navy facility in Chattanooga, many armed civilians throughout the nationĀ voluntarily stood guard outside military facilities, saying they wanted to provide protection to service members who are prohibited from carrying firearms while on duty in the United States, other than military police.
Arguing that recruiters wouldĀ be unable to tell the difference between a legitimate threat and a well-intentioned civilian, the policy letter states soldiers should depend on āfirst respondersā for protection, not armed civilians.
The military mayĀ have legitimate concerns about untrained civilians mishandling weapons,Ā but its decision to keep well-trained service members from carrying their own weapons leaves recruiting centersĀ with virtually no defense against the type of attack seen in Chattanooga.
Discouraging military uniforms, locking doors, and calling policeĀ doesn’t seem likely to stop a ābad guy with a gun.ā
The grassroots movement of patriotic civilians who have taken up arms to protect U.S.Ā service members flocked to social media to vent their frustration with the official Army policy. If there’s another attack, one user wrote addressing the Army, “shame on you.”
@NahBabyNah Are you frigging kidding me smfh
ā debā¤ļø (@dallas_413) July 23, 2015
@gatewaypundit Seems odd that the military is intimidated by weapons…I’m sure the BO admin doesn’t influence statements in anyway.
ā Aquaman is useless (@ph2ll) July 23, 2015
Because God forbid the common soldier develop camaraderie with the common man. http://t.co/1knd0TzuUP
ā wendyleevaught (@wendyleevaught) July 24, 2015
@SunCoastCom Please understand we do not want another military person dead due to your stopping us from protecting them Shame on you @tlrc88
ā @JustMom88 (@tlrc88) July 22, 2015
@gatewaypundit @instapundit “…police could be asked to confront the civilians with guns on the Armyās behalf.” IN. FREAKING. SANE.
ā Insensateezy (@glibertas) July 23, 2015
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