Pentagon Authorizes National Guard Members In D.C. To Carry Weapons▼

Stunning images: National Guardsmen seen sleeping on Capitol grounds while cradling their rifles. The scene captured by Newsy reporter Nathaniel Reed/ REED: Were in the Capitol visitors center right now, which is typically where people line up for tours. But right now its filled with members of the Army National Guard who are all on order to ... protect the Capitol after last weeks riots here. This is the hall where people typically go to visit Congress. And as you can see, hundreds of members of the Army National Guard as protection efforts on the Capitol are underway. Those service members had been on a shift for approximately 16 hours. When we're carrying an arm, it's critical that we maintain control of that arm arm at all times, even if we are napping. And that's the easiest way, because it'll wake you up if someone's taking your weapon, Joint Force Headquarters Command Sgt. Maj. Michael F. Brooks told Newsy. Source