2nd Amendment Right To Form A Militia In King
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California is one of the few states that has an active militia in both ground and naval units, with advanced weapons training.
ArtI. S8. C15. 1 Congress's Power to Call Militias The Congress shall have Power . . . To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; . . .
The current United States Code, Title 10 (Armed forces), section 246 (Militia: Composition and Classes), paragraph (a) states: "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 ...
"Well-regulated in the 18th century tended to be something like well-organized, well-armed, well-disciplined," says Rakove. "It didn't mean 'regulation' in the sense that we use it now, in that it's not about the regulatory state. There's been nuance there. It means the militia was in an effective shape to fight."
The Second Amendment comprises just a single sentence that allows for considerable interpretation. Enacted in 1789 alongside nine other amendments collectively known as the Bill of Rights, it prohibits the government from infringing upon a "well-regulated Militia."
NOT usually. All citizens are already part of the militia. Recognized under federal law in the militia act of 1903. They just are not legally allowed to form and function without oversight in MOST if not all of the states.
As Alexander Hamilton noted in The Federalist No. 29, a well-regulated militia can render a large standing army unnecessary. A militia can better resist a tyrannical government if the "able-bodied" citizens are organized, trained, and have weapons.
The militia was a part time army in colonial Massachusetts responsible for the colony's defense. Every town was expected to maintain at least one company (approx. 60 men) commanded by a captain.
