The Defense Department distributed this video of Arkansas National Guard members undergoing firearms training after Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s order that the Guard have armed people at its facilities around the state. After viewing the video, I do wonder what the marksmanship scores were. The soldiers were at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock qualifying on M-9s.

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