Let's nip that right in the bud.
There are basically four levels of defense forces in this country:
1) The regular Federal armed forces - US Army, US Navy, etc.
2) The National Guard. Each state maintains their own ground and air forces. Some still maintain naval forces as well (altho in some cases merely token or for nostalgia).
3) Both of the above maintain organized Reserve forces, which technically qualify as an Organized Militia.
4) All adult males between the ages of 17 and 45, with certain exceptions.
Note that this is not a dictionary based definition. This definition is based on current United States Federal law.
The Second Amendment does not at any point say that you need to be a member of the militia to bear arms. It simply says that militia requires the right to bear arms to be unrestricted. Full stop.
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There are basically four levels of defense forces in this country:
1) The regular Federal armed forces - US Army, US Navy, etc.
2) The National Guard. Each state maintains their own ground and air forces. Some still maintain naval forces as well (altho in some cases merely token or for nostalgia).
3) Both of the above maintain organized Reserve forces, which technically qualify as an Organized Militia.
4) All adult males between the ages of 17 and 45, with certain exceptions.
Note that this is not a dictionary based definition. This definition is based on current United States Federal law.
10 USC, ss 311 Wrote:(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
The Second Amendment does not at any point say that you need to be a member of the militia to bear arms. It simply says that militia requires the right to bear arms to be unrestricted. Full stop.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.