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26-122. Components of militia

A. The militia is divided into the national guard of Arizona, the state guard when organized, and the unorganized militia.

B. The national guard consists of commissioned officers, warrant officers, enlisted personnel, organizations, staffs, corps and departments of the federally recognized and regularly commissioned, warranted and enlisted militia of the state, organized and maintained pursuant to law, and all members thereof honorably retired by age or disability.

C. The numerical strength, composition, distribution, organization, arms, uniforms, equipment, training and discipline of the federally recognized national guard shall be prescribed by the governor in conformity with the allocation of units to the state by the department of the army and the department of the air force of the United States.

D. The inactive national guard consists of commissioned, warranted and enlisted personnel relieved from assignment to the national guard by the adjutant general, or at their own request, under regulations prescribed by the department of national defense of the United States, and not reassigned to another component of the armed forces of the United States.

E. The unorganized militia consists of members of the militia not members of the national guard or state guard when organized.

As ive said numerous times an unorganized militia is the people and the govt has turned them into CRIMINALS

As ive said numerous times an unorganized militia is the people and the govt has turned them into CRIMINALS

Not sure if this was the point you were trying to make....but according to the AZ statutes, the link posted in resp. 133, you've actually proven that militia's are illegal in AZ.

You posted all of section 26-122, the last section of which is:

E. The unorganized militia consists of members of the militia not members of the national guard or state guard when organized.

Section 26-123 then goes on do state that:

A. No person, partnership or corporation shall maintain troops under arms, but this section shall not be deemed to prohibit a business, plant or firm from maintaining armed guards for protection of their property from damage or loss, or formation of a state police or highway patrol, or the existence of county and municipal police forces and sheriff's posses.

It further states that violation of this is a Class 5 Felony.

Section 26-124 discusses "unorganized militas". Although it's interpretation....it seems to imply that this applies to when the state needs additional troops above and beyond their Guard, they can activate others, and make them legal militia...but under state control.

I tend to think this was the intent of the founders of the Constitution, but that's a guess. If anyone has references to factual content as to our founding fathers intents on mitilitia's or bearing arms (diaries, memiors, etc...), I'd be interested in it.