Because President Barack Obama and his appointees at the Pentagon are failing to protect the men and women in uniform serving at military recruiting centers, it has fallen to the American people to defend our military from Islamist terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.
In the wake of the Islamist terror attack on military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee last Thursday that killed five servicemen and wounded a policeman, the Pentagon has said it will not order arming of troops nor provide security at recruiting centers. Instead, recruiters have been told to close their blinds and Marine recruiters told to not wear their uniforms to work.
News reports, videos and photographs from across the country show armed civilians standing guard outside recruiting centers. Many of them are veterans, in some cases off duty law enforcement.
In New Hampshire, armed civilians have vowed to stand guard at military recruiting centers until the troops there are allowed to be armed to defend themselves, reported WMUR-TV.
Photos posted to Twitter tell the tale of the Second Amendment in action:
People standing watch in front of my recruiting office pic.twitter.com/3PP9vGyCOg
— Kingdini (@ajrondini) July 20, 2015
Armed volunteers standing guard outside of USMC recruiting office in Madison following #ChattanoogaShooting @NC5 pic.twitter.com/fIjiq0O62P
— Chris Conte (@chrisconte) July 20, 2015
Several armed volunteers stood outside the armed forces offices in Murfreesboro on Monday: http://t.co/rc1sSVj2oS pic.twitter.com/62tZAJwjJH
— Tennessean (@Tennessean) July 20, 2015
Armed residents protecting local marine recruiting office after shooting in Chattanooga @FOX5Atlanta @NewsRadio1067 pic.twitter.com/JBMMNdB1GG
— Nathalie Pozo (@WPBF_Nathalie) July 17, 2015
Tonight on @FOX5Atlanta at 5:30—Why these men r standing guard outside armed service recruiting centers in Duluth. pic.twitter.com/m8kWmmsjSc
— Claire Simms (@Claire_FOX5) July 20, 2015
Armed civilians stand guard at Pa. recruiting center in wake of Chattanooga… http://t.co/gRSPTIVt76 pic.twitter.com/9Xh8ZKMjAA
— WGAL (@WGAL) July 21, 2015
After #ChattanoogaShooting, armed citizen guarding west side recruiting center http://t.co/gLLEpJ6YDB #social6 pic.twitter.com/OAtTa7qRri
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) July 20, 2015
2 armed men standing guard at Huntsville recruiting center http://t.co/x0pO3hPsBX pic.twitter.com/OVjEcNqILR
— WAFF 48 (@waff48) July 20, 2015
Armed volunteers now outside a Dothan recruiting office. This a good idea?#Chattanooga http://t.co/gJ6LwN8Ycx pic.twitter.com/dlXKCx3RE4
— kendallclinton (@kendallclinton) July 20, 2015