From what I have noticed through the entire series of photos.
Half are well armed, well equiped, and in generally the're in good shape. The other half aren't well armed, they're not well equiped, and they're not in good shape.
I guess that means that those on the good side have cannon fodder.
And then you have the fatties with fully tuned AR-15 carbines and Springfield shorty M1As with all the fixins'.
C'mon, let's get some political correctness going here. They are not "fatties", they are "larger targets".![]()
But just as "soft" than their normal-sized counterpartsthey are "larger targets"
Most states organize their State Defense Force in parallel to their National Guard force (both Air and Army), having it report to the governor through the adjutant general. State Defense Forces are usually not funded by the federal government in any way. In most states, members act on a completely volunteer basis, have to purchase their own uniforms and most, if not all, of their own equipment, and must supply their own arms (if armed).
Efforts are being made in Congress to better integrate the State Defense Forces into a larger Homeland Security strategy. This might involve enabling the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with, loan equipment to, and provide training for the State Defense Forces. Even absent such federal support, as State Defense Forces become increasingly more "professionalized" in terms of the quality of their recruits, training, and state-level funding, they are sure to perform an increasingly significant--and more visible--role alongside other, more established, responders.