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My neighbor is (for lack of a better description) a narcotics officer with the county Sheriff's Dept. We think a LOT alike. I suggested to him once that something like this could be done in an emergency. I suggested that every individual with a DD-Form 214 an Honorable Discharge, and a suitable weapon and ammo could be deputized. More so if you had an MOS, or AFSC in law enforcement or security.

He thought it was a GOOD idea, but agreed with me that we'd deal with the same problem that we've seen with the airlines. It goes like this...

A fighter pilot in the U.S. military is discharged, and less than a month later he's flying commercial jets. Suddenly the man become "unqualified" in the eyes of the public to carry a handgun, in spite of the fact that he was responsible for some a month earlier which was nothing more than an airborne weapons platform on a grand scale. Not to mention that he probably carried an M-9 most of the time in a shoulder holster.

I sort of doubt journalists are going to want to be armed. I think most of them are happy to further the leftist agenda. If they really wanted to, they could go purchase suitable weaponry, practice, and even get a CC permit.

It's a great idea, but the left will scream about the blood that will run in the streets on account hoards of armed reports covering stories.

On a more practical level (as my neighbor and I were discussing), most people who simply own firearms but have NO law enforcement or physical security experience could be deputized for only the most simplest of tasks. Even if the militias were "called up" most people aren't aware that they would fall under the UCMJ, much less anything about the details and obligations entailed. I have no certifications other than one courtesy of the USAF, but I've trained a lot of people to shoot under less than desirable, and stressful situations, as well as tasks such as entry and perimeter control. There's a LOT more to it than most people realize.