[Jhoffa_]

The reason this law change is needed is so the National Guard will not have to walk around with empty rifles, as they now have to do because of the posse comitatus law.

If you think a guardsman standing behind a "federalized" (read: "unionized") airport screener, in plain view with a rifle (unloaded or not) is any more than fluf to make the 80 year old ladies feel secure before their strip search then you are truly clueless..

[habaes corpussel]

"The reason this law change is needed is so the National Guard will not have to walk around with empty rifles, as they now have to do because of the posse comitatus law."

Wrong. There is nothing preventing the National Guard from being armed with loaded weapons. That is a policy not a law. It started after Kent State and for some stupid reason just continued.