“Some states have an “organized militia” that comes out at the governors request when the state national guard has been mobilized. “
Now that you mention it, Ohio has the Ohio Military Reserve. “Its primary mission is to provide a fully-manned and mission-ready civil support and sustainment brigade to support the state’s Emergency Support Function 6 (mass care) and Emergency Support Function 7 (logistics and resource support) during natural or man-made disasters or other threats to homeland security. In order to accomplish this mission, OHMR units are trained in medical support, volunteer reception and management, shelter management and logistics support in addition to basic soldier skills.”
I’d forgotten about that. They aren’t supposed to go into combat and I don’t know if they are armed.
Do you know if the Virginia State Guard is armed?
I don’t really know, my guess is no.