Armed citizens guarding Spanaway military recruitment center asked not to come back

SPANAWAY, Wash. -- Since the deadly attack on a military recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, armed citizens have taken it upon themselves to guard military recruitment centers across the country.

In Ohio, one of those armed guards accidentally fired his weapon while standing outside of a recruitment center.

Nobody was hurt in the incident, but it raised concerns about liability if someone did.

Hours after that shooting, Pierce County sheriff's deputies delivered some bad news to a small contingent of armed volunteers who've been guarding a recruiter office in Spanaway.

"The landlord has some obvious concerns about what happens if something goes on here, what would the insurance companies stance be what would the cause of damage... so the landlord requested that we leave the property and contacted the sheriff's department came out an talked to us about it," one man said.

Many of those standing guard are former military. They understand the landlord's concern but say the goal is to keep people safe and start a conversation.