I retract my earlier posts regarding waiting to see. Now I have three different experiences saying the same thing. After seeing these in conjunction with the video yesterday of the older lady...I am more convinced now that the order is to disarm law abiding citizens who are safe in their homes, homes that are dry and in good shape, people who are well provisioned and safe and only wanting to defend their homes.
The situation is intolerable and those people have every right to be upset...and, IMHO, to resist.
These idiot officials making these decisions are wholly ignorant of the constititution at the state and federal level, they are either just stupid and totally incompetent or they are tyrants waiting to happen. They are going to cause more deaths...and set a horrific and destructive precedent for us that cannot be allowed IMHO.
What they should simply do is organize those people to watch their own neighborhoods so the "officials" don't have to. I believe most of them would be more than willing to do so, and that would be the American way.
The situation is disgusting and those NG troops and LEO should refuse those particular orders on the grounds that they directly violate their oaths.