Great. And who was in a position of authority over them such that the Minutemen could be disarmed? The answer, of course, is NO ONE. By virtue of the very distinction you pointed out, the Minutemen allowed no authority to disarm them. That is the right to keep and bear arms which shall not be infringed. It was protected by force of arms prior to the Revolution and was to be protected by the Second Amendment after the Revolution.
Any attempt by you or Diane Feinstein to disarm the militia deserves the same response given on April 18, 1775.
The second amendment protects a well regulated state militia. The federal government cannot infringe their RKBA.
"And who was in a position of authority over them such that the Minutemen could be disarmed?"
General Gage wanted very much to do just that.
Once we had a constitution, why would a state want to disarm the state militia, the entity necessary to the state's security? I mean it could, but why would it want to?