I learned a long time ago .. the toys are nice but, he who dies with the most toys ... still dies.
http://www.michiganmilitia.com/
All the basic training and load-out info.
The Militia Act of 1792, Passed May 8, 1792, providing federal standards for the organization of the Militia.
An ACT more effectually to provide for the National Defence, by establishing an Uniform Militia throughout the United States.
I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, 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, by the Captain or Commanding Officer of the company, within whose bounds such citizen shall reside, and that within twelve months after the passing of this Act. And it shall at all time hereafter be the duty of every such Captain or Commanding Officer of a company, to enroll every such citizen as aforesaid, and also those who shall, from time to time, arrive at the age of 18 years, or being at the age of 18 years, and under the age of 45 years (except as before excepted) shall come to reside within his bounds; and shall without delay notify such citizen of the said enrollment, by the proper non-commissioned Officer of the company, by whom such notice may be proved. That every citizen, so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball; or with a good rifle, knapsack, shot-pouch, and powder-horn, twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder; and shall appear so armed, accoutred and provided, when called out to exercise or into service, except, that when called out on company days to exercise only, he may appear without a knapsack. That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and that from and after five years from the passing of this Act, all muskets from arming the militia as is herein required, shall be of bores sufficient for balls of the eighteenth part of a pound; and every citizen so enrolled, and providing himself with the arms, ammunition and accoutrements, required as aforesaid, shall hold the same exempted from all suits, distresses, executions or sales, for debt or for the payment of taxes.
IMHO the Kenyan is going to have to settle for banning high capacity magazines by executive order. (until it goes to the SCOTUS) He will not get an assault rifle ban. So stock up on mags.
Since the militia is essentially all able bodied men, then it is the responsibility of the nanny state government to supply the militia with appropriate weapons. I am interested in a left handed AR type rifle. I am entitled to it. The government needs to buy one for me. That is the kind of argument that will make some leftie heads explode.
After watching that somewhat stupid remake of red dawn I was wondering just indeed what would be a “better” weapon than the AR15. If it was all that I could get I would use it but if I had a choice I would immediately use something else.
Probably what the enemy uses first, then if I could then I would get above using the .223 and go to a 6.8 at least.
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I don't intend to shell out ever higher prices for semi-auto wanna-be look alike weapons for a need that "might" materialize.
If my Gubbmint goes that crazy I will get the real deal off the bodies of traitorous scum that stand with the Marxist, Mooslim, Kenyan, Steaming pantload.
Whatever firearms you have....stockpile ammo. if you have 100 guns and they cut off access to ammo...then what?
Thanks for posting this... Here is a link to the YouTube video of the McMinn County War (The Battle of Athens).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSX_dhB-XBk
The only weapon capable of holding back, overthrowing, or negotiating with the us government is a nuclear bomb.
All other weapons are limited to home defense.
The guy has a pretty crappy aim though.
Right now prices on magazines are going through the roof. My dad had ten M1 carbine mags in his cart at CheaperThanDirt. There were there a couple of weeks before Sandy Hook. The original price was $8 each. When he went to check out the other day they had jumped to $20. I’ll bet any so-called assault rifle’s price will have increased a lot too.
When the Consitiution was written, the weaponry considered for the 2nd amendment would have been whatever was suitable to confront an army. It had nothing to do with hunting. Hunting was incidental.