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AI6YR Ben@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
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AP: National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-tennessee-national-guard-shooting-0ee15a07db84a17d709a1f0345858465

Members from the National Guard working as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force conduct a community safety patrol at Tom Lee Park, Oct. 12, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)AP NewsNational Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police sayTennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit.
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AI6YR Ben@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
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Hmm, not a lawyer, but seems like the National Guard is not subject to the Posse Comitatus Act.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

en.wikipedia.orgPosse Comitatus Act - Wikipedia
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Ryan M@rpmik@avgeek.social
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@ai6yr unless Federalized……. 😒

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Laukidh@Laukidh@infosec.exchange
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The act does not prevent the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard under state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor

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