Posted on 06/09/2025 3:37:16 PM PDT by Morgana
Amid ongoing protests in response to ICE raids and arrests in Los Angeles, 700 Marines in California have been ordered to assist, and they're expected to arrive over the next 24 hours, a U.S. official confirmed.
The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, whom U.S. Northern Command had said Sunday were on a "prepared to deploy status" if the Defense Department needed them.
Minutes before the Marines' deployment was confirmed, President Donald Trump was asked by ABC News if he planned on sending Marines to LA, and he said, "We'll see what happens."
"I mean, I think we have it very well under control," Trump said. "I think it would have been a very bad situation. It was heading in the wrong direction. It's now heading in the right direction." -ABC News' Luis Martinez and Karen Travers National Guard is armed but no bullets in chamber
The National Guardsmen on active duty in Los Angeles are carrying weapons but don't have rounds in the chamber, and they aren't using rubber bullets or pepper spray, according to a U.S. official.
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Why don’t they also tell the marines to not even bother bringing their weapons with them? All weapons should be loaded with the safety on. They can keep the chamber empty as a show of good will.
I don’t like it.
Okay fine, we assume there are plenty in the mag. Right?
Otherwise, that gun is just a big metal stick. WTF.
“...don’t have rounds in the chamber...”
It don’t take much to jack a shell into the chamber...
“...don’t have rounds in the chamber...”
It don’t take much to jack a shell into the chamber...
I was stationed at 29 Palms. I was always happy to leave it.
From the Halls of Montezuma to the streets of east LA
I call BS on that too. A Marine with “No rounds in the chamber”? That does not happen ever.
Shoot to kill.
Get Some!
Shoot to kill or why have a gun?
Fix Bayonets
I don’t like it.
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I like it. And if the terrorists start throwing S at the marines and a couple rioters get killed for it, and the fans are flamed, SO BE IT.
It’s where we are going anyway. Let’s get there sooner rather than later.
Marines are not going to be killing anyone.
Buzzkill. 🫤
It's difficult to discern some uniforms from another with all the video and stills, but someone shot an female Aussie reporter in the ankle or calf. Having seen the uniformed shooter highlighted in one particular video, it looks like he was aiming directly at her legs.
What the hell is going on in that city? They have their own police force including SWAT, now some 2000 National Guard and now the President has sent 700 Marines which I don't think are needed. Yet, today has been fairly quite.
What ever happened to water cannons? They used to be effective for crowd/riot control.
It’s never planned, But it could happen.
I’m hoping it doesn’t, but if it does I won’t be crying for those POS rioters.
Why, are they broken? 8~)
Lock n load
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