lol, Johnny, without the french you would have been stuffed, fact. And...
The role of
militia, also known as military service and duty, in the
United States is complex and has transformed over time.
[1] The term
militia can be used to describe any number of groups within the United States. Types of militia within modern US:
- The organized militia created by the Militia Act of 1903, which split from the 1792 Uniform Militia forces, and consist of State militia forces, notably the National Guard and the Naval Militia[2]. The National Guard however, is not to be confused with the National Guard of the United States, which is a federally recognized reserve military force, although the two are linked.
- The reserve militia[3] or unorganized militia, also created by the Militia Act of 1903 which presently consist of every able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age who are not members of the National Guard or Naval Militia. (that is, anyone who would be eligible for a draft)[2]
- A select militia is composed of a small, non-representative portion of the population, often politicized.[4]
- A private militia, which are made up of non-officially organized individuals who have formed paramilitary organizations based on their own interpretation of the concept of the militia.
Nothing within the US definition of militia has parameters stretching to civilians carrying automatic weapons to shoot people at there whim...Its quite amazing how civilians of the non gun carrying countries such as mine mange really!