A majority of the National Guard troops deployed to D.C. as part of President Trump's crime crackdown will now carry M17 pistols.

Some National Guard members in Washington D.C., likely fewer than 50, had weapons as of Sunday night, a military official told CBS News.

Two weeks ago, President Trump took over policing in D.C. He surged federal law enforcement and sent the National Guard he says to clean up crime and homelessness. For the first time on Sunday. National Guard soldiers carried weapons while patrolling the nation’s capital.