[MileHi]

An unarmed population is also a population unable to fulfill its duty to help defend its country.

And the "assault weapon" ban outlaws many of the best rifles for this purpose.

[judicial meanz]

Absolutely. Kind of a two edged sword on behalf of the liberal anti-gun crowd.

A lot of enemies have commented that if the US were invaded:

The numbers of militiamen (in the tens of millions) and the amount of modern, high quality firearms they would have to face from the militia is one heck of a deterrent

The 26 million military veterans who have served and been discharged, but are still of the age to qualify for militia service, would add a very experienced core to the militia.

The militia possibilities is as much of a deterrent as an SSBN to some countries that pose a threat.