Akron man among civilians protecting unarmed military personnel
"They take care of us and we have to take care of them. I served in the
Charlton, a local attorney who specializes in tax and estate planning, began his mission this week -- motivated by last week's fatal shootings of four Marines and a
In response to the
"The governor has made it very clear that we must take action to protect our members who are actively engaged in public recruitment efforts," Bartman said in a news release. "We are updating our policies and strengthening small firearm training so that those men and women staffing our recruitment offices may protect themselves in the event of a threat."
Earlier this week,
Since the deadly shootings, Charlton and other civilians have gathered outside military recruitment centers in an effort to protect the unarmed recruiters from potential attacks.
The military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported this week that a
While some of the armed civilians are associated with activist groups and militias, Charlton, an NRA firearms instructor, said he is acting on his own.
He has shown up at the recruitment office in
"I believe most people doing this are veterans who want to protect our recruiters, who fall under federal domain and aren't impacted by the governor's authorization for the
Charlton's hopes were dashed Thursday afternoon at the recruitment center in
The man who fired the weapon was cited and his gun was confiscated.
"There's always one to make us all look bad. I'm just glad no one was hurt," Charlton said. "I'm not here to be reckless or to intimidate anybody. I'm here to discourage someone from doing anything to harm these recruiters. My thought is that if they see me standing here, they will think twice. Most people who attack unarmed people are cowards and when they see resistance, it will repel the threat."
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