BjornF16 Wrote:Ummm...see the red text above just to start. While the name may have changed, and arms are supplied to the "organized militia" now, it doesn't diminish the fact the rest of us are still part of the militia.Not exactly.
The Militia is alive and well...
State militias were superseded by the National Guard over a century ago.
Members of the National Guard are not allowed to use their own weapons.
Members of the unorganized militia are no longer required by law to provide their own weapons when reporting for service.
The militia, as originally conceived by the Founders, ceased to exist. And on top of that, we now have a large, standing Army...