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No, The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 (PCA), subsequent amendments and policy decisions prohibits the use of federal military forces (to include Reserve forces) to perform internal police functions.

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Well,, The above is correct shall we say "tehnically" anyways,, However, there are many examples in american history of our military being used on U.S. citizens to address internal conflict and various civil, political and economic issues.

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They can and they have. Sometimes during riots they are called in. Also in the event of a coup they may be called in but since the soldiers are American citizens they would probably just ignore the order or go AWOL.

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