(Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images)D.C. National Guard members patrolling Washington as part of the Trump administration’s plan to ramp up policing may soon be carrying weapons, a Guard spokesperson said Sunday. The Army had said last week that Guard members would not be carrying weapons and would not be making arrests. “The DC National Guard remains committed to assisting the District of Columbia and serving its residents and visitors whenever called upon.”Trump asserts control of Washington, D.C., police, will deploy National Guard in nation’s capital President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.’s homeless population and criminals. The Army said on Thursday that Guard members’ weapons would remain in the armory to use if needed. Ronald Bell Jr. made Trump’s crackdown and the presence of National Guard members on the streets a focus of his sermon.