“Militia”: Defined by Law
"Militia": Defined by LawWE THE PEOPLE in 1791 did not need to consult isolated statements of various Framers and Founding Fathers in order to...
Militia: Permanent Constitutional Institutions
Militia: Permanent Constitutional and State InstitutionsThe Constitution recognizes “the Militia of the several States”—the “well regulated Militia” referred to in the Second Amendment as...
Militia: Near Universal Membership
Militia: Near Universal ServiceFor society to depend upon professional “police” and other “law-enforcement” and “internal-security” forces separate from, independent of, and perhaps antagonistic to the people...
“Able-Bodied” and Militia Service
Every “Able-Bodied” Male Between the Ages of 16 to 60 Subject to Some Service in the MilitiaThe general rule for about one hundred fifty...
“Well Regulated Militia”
"well regulated Militia" (Second Amendment)When ratifying the Constitution in 1787 and 1788, WE THE PEOPLE would never have assigned to "the Militia of the...
Militia Structure: Total Organization
Militia Structure— 1st Main ProvisionTOTAL ORGANIZATION: Every “able-bodied” adult is part of "the Militia of the several States" pursuant to CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION AND STATE...
Militia Structure: Near Universal Armament
Militia Structure— 2nd Main ProvisionNEAR UNIVERSAL ARMAMENT: Every “able-bodied” adult is required to be armed for Militia service pursuant to CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION AND STATE...
Militia Structure: Training
Militia Structure— 3rd Main ProvisionTRAINING: Every “able-bodied” adult is required to be trained at the State level pursuant to CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION AND STATE STATUTE3rd...
Militia: Entrusted with “Police Powers”
“Police Powers”: Entrusted to the Militia as Governmental InstitutionsFrom the earliest days in the American colonies, the Militia were empowered to execute the laws...
Militia: Not Part of the Regular Armed Forces of the Union or of the...
Militia: Separate and Distinct from the Regular Armed Forces of the Union or StatesFor good reason, the Constitution makes sharp distinctions among “the Militia...
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