[marktwain]

The MSM has tried to completely demonize the very idea of militias. In a Republic, they are essential.

[screaminsunshine]

I hope Florida does the same. We will need it when the final collapse of the Federal Ponzi happens.

[Jack Hammer]

Apparently, the CGSV doesn’t keep up with the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States...

[The Comedian]

Nazis hate the idea of armed Jews.

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"argument goes something like, "Because the text of the Second Amendment begins with a statement of the necessity of a well regulated militia, 'right of the people' doesn't really mean . . . 'right of the people,'" or something like that."

Another problem with their argument is the understanding of the word militia today compared to what it meant in 1791. It was a subsection of the citizenry. It was the citizenry who owned weapons, who were armed. In other words, if we wanted to change the second amendment into today's vernacular, it would go something like this:

A well trained armed citizenry being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

If you owned a gun back in 1791, you were in the militia. Our modern day national guard was borne out of the "Militia Act of 1903". In that law, it says there is the organized militia (national guard) and the unorganized militia. The unorganized militia is the citizenry.

[C210N]

the very idea of militias...

Isn't there just one militia here in the USA?

Article 1 Section 8 is singular: "... for calling forth the Militia..."

Article 2 Section 2 is singular: "... and of the Militia of the several States,..."

And, Amdt 2: "A well regulated Militia,..."

That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years (except as is herein after excepted) shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia, ... every citizen, so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket or firelock....

[sergeantdave]

Twenty-six states have an organized militia, paid for by the state. And no, it’s not the state national guard. The state calls them up in emergencies. The state pays militia members when activated.

[Le Chien Rouge]

Local Militia’s are very essential.

When hell breaks loose following an economic collapse or natural disaster, there will be NO local law enforcement nor a national guard to protect citizens.

Hurricane Katrina is a prime example.

LEO’s along with the guard will be too busy protecting their OWN families or the VERY well off to be bothered with the rest of us,especially the more economically depressed area’s.

We will be on our own.

Creating a local group of organized armed people to protect their neighborhoods in the event is just plain common sense.

[wastoute]

At the risk of attracting the attention of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms I would like to point out that we are well beyond the point in time that this article assumes. I have personally seen government employees talk and act as if Obama care had not been found to be unconstitutional and completely vacated by two federal judges. Our country is already well into a period of lawlessness on the part of the government. We are now at the place in time many of us have been preparing for. What the gumming does now in regard to gun control is irrelevant. Anyone who would want the things they would ban already has them. If they want to try to take them away, well good luck.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Every state in the Union has at least one militia. Some states have multiple militias. It is an essetial element of freedom.

[Pusterfuss]

(Shamelessly borrowing from the US Army) I am a militia of one!

[Condor51]

Many of them (gun grabbers) then go on to say that today's militia is the National Guard,

Wrong answer Gun Grabbers.

When the National Guard was established by Congress. It was written into 'the Act', that the NG does NOT replace the 'Militia' mentioned in the 2A.

And this was long before any 'DoD' existed, or ties into that lawsuit mentioned in the article.