Thanks for your accuracy improvement. Pat's heart is in the right place but he does have some historical challenges there. Additionally, he falls into the trap of making the NG equivalent to the "militia" which is exactly where the gun controllers would like us to be. The NG and the militia are entirely different entities as recognized by US Code.
Exactly. The NG is a reserve component of the US Army (or Air Force as Air National Guard) mostly available to the States but subject to federalization at ANY time by the President. State Militias can only be called into Federal service by Acts of Congress.