WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The Pentagon asked Friday that armed citizens not stand guard at military recruitment centers in response to the deadly Chattanooga, Tenn., attacks that left five dead.
Across the country armed citizens have positioned themselves outside military facilities following the July 16 shooting that left four Marines and a Navy petty officer dead at a military training center. While the military ordered increase security at facilities across the nation, local residents -- many veterans -- did not want to leave the issue of security up to policy makers. But already there's been one accidental weapons discharge.