DC National Guard Is Being Trained to Carry Pistols Known to Fire at Random

· Aug 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM

The Sig Sauer P320 has a reputation for firing on its own. The National Guard is training to use them on the streets of D.C.

DC National Guard Is Being Trained to Carry Pistols Known to Fire at Random — National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs.

The DC National Guard may soon be patrolling the streets of our nation's capital with a handgun famous for firing on its own.

Following news that National Guard troops in DC would soon carry weapons, journalist Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket reported that members of the Guard on duty in DC were being sent to firing ranges to make sure they know their way around M-17 pistols.