[robertpaulsen]

"Gee, and I thought that the "unorganized militia" were a subset of the militia defined by federal law. Is that not the case?"

You're correct. But I don't know what the federal definition of a federal militia has to do with the second amendment.

The second amendment is referring to well regulated state militias, such militias defined by each state.

[William Tell]

robertpaulsen said: "The second amendment is referring to well regulated state militias, such militias defined by each state."

Do you just make this stuff up? Answer my question above about the Minutemen. Where they part of a state or a federal militia?

[William Tell]

robertpaulsen said: "But I don't know what the federal definition of a federal militia has to do with the second amendment. "

Really? I seem to recall you stating that the Second Amendment had never been "incorporated" and therefor only applied to the federal government. Was that not you who said that? How then could it not apply to a federal militia?

[Ken H]

The second amendment is referring to well regulated state militias, such militias defined by each state.

The States were delegated the authority to appoint officers and train according to Congress' directives. That's the extent of State authority in Militia matters.

Congress shall have Power;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

The Militia is under the control of the Federal government.