"Kent State happened. Waco happened." The Kent State shootings were in 1970. The Branch Davidian compound siege was in 1993. In the former case, the Guardsme

"Kent State happened. Waco happened." The Kent State shootings were in 1970. The Branch Davidian compound siege was in 1993. In the former case, the Guardsmen involved claimed to have fired in self-defense and were cleared of both criminal and civil charges. In the latter, the military assets were limited to a few Bradley fighting vehicles on the perimeter and combat engineering vehicles -- which were actually used for breaching and wall-breaking -- under the direction (if not operation) by ATF and FBI, and no military units engaged in fire. In neither case were military units ordered to suppress or attack civilians. And compared to the number of training related deaths that occur in the military during peacetime, the number of fatalities from the incidents you list (although tragic) pale in comparison over the same time period.