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To: robertpaulsen

You keep mentioning "the state militia". Where are these state militia's. I have never heard of one.
Where are they and what does the so called "state militia" have to do with private ownership of firearms?
Are you implying that the state is supposed to determine what we can own and do with private property?
You keep ignoring free individuals. Why?


1,139 posted on 03/13/2007 7:13:09 PM PDT by smoketree (the insanity, the lunacy these days.)
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To: smoketree
You keep mentioning "the state militia". Where are these state militia's. I have never heard of one.

They still exist. The national guard, *when not called into federal service" is *part* of the state militia. Many states have other organized units, often called the "State Guard". Texas has both Army and Air State Guard units, as well as a Medical Reserve Corps and a Maritime/Naval Regiment. Their uniforms are those of the respective service, but unlike the National Guard, they say "Texas State Guard" rather than "US Army". (The Army provides the uniforms and equipment for the national guard, but not the state guard). Furthermore most states have a "reserve militia" or "unorganized militia" provision in state law. In Texas everyone, save a few public officials (and the illegals!), from 18 to 60, male and female, is a member of the "reserve militia" and is subject to call up by the Governor. That's in contrast to the federal militia which is all males 17-45 and female members of the National Guard. The federal unorganized militia, which of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

The mission of the state guard is pretty much the same as the state mission of the national guard. They also are tasked to guard and maintain the NG armories when the NG is called in to federal service.

1,167 posted on 03/13/2007 10:59:51 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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