[El Gato]

The Militia Act of 1792 described a militia that was organized, armed, trained and accoutered with officers appointed by the state.

The MA provided that the militiamen would provide their own arms, and their own horses in the case of cavalry.

[robertpaulsen]

"The MA provided that the militiamen would provide their own arms"

That was the plan.

But 20 years later, at the start of the War of 1812, very few showed up with arms or even trained in the use of them.

Which explains why the "militia" concept eventually went away.