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If true, this would make the National Guard's presence at the border more significant than previously thought:
National Guard units to be armed, close to borderBut the one question that pops into my head is whether or not they'll be issued ammunition.....
Chief says rules of engagement allow troops to fire weaponsThe head of the U.S. National Guard surprised Border Patrol officials, declaring some of the troops he will send to assist them will work in close proximity to the border, be armed and allowed to fire their weapons if necessary.
"Any soldier assigned to a mission where he would be placed in harm or danger, where his life would be threatened potentially, will in fact be armed and will have the inherent right of self-protection," Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum told the San Antonio Express-News Thursday.
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