NG Units are under the command of the state, unless federalized for a national emergency. NG Guard units ARE the Army. They have ALL the Army’s current equipment, plus armories full of all kinds of interesting stuff, including I am sure, a Thompson or two.
Doesn’t matter who is behind the guns. My point is THEY WON’T FIRE THEM. Wake up, it’s all for show. More to the point, to make us stupid Americans think the border is guarded when it is not.