Hia! I'm a vet. Most people think heavy duty military power is available to government at the drop of a hat.
It isn't.
Rounding up enough equipment, personnel, and supplies to push back a hundred unarmed people takes *so* much effort for civilian organizations, even police departments.
Wanna know something cool? When all those cops are on riot duty, they are all on riot duty.
Pretty much tied to the spot. Can't respond to OTHER things. Especially if those things are happening somewhere else