Thursday, February 4, 2016

What is a militia?

A well-organized militia is one organized by state or local government, i.e., an authority having the legal power and authority to do so.  

The Minute Men were organized by the British Massachusetts Bay Colony more than 100 years prior to the American Revolutionary War.  They were part of the colony's militia -- all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60. 

A self-organized militia is a contradiction in terms -- it is simply a gang ... with guns ... and no adult supervision.

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