On 2022-06-24 2:21 p.m., DirtBag wrote:
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> Makes sense: the colonists’ militia played a big role in the
> overthrow of British rule in America, and the Founding Fathers
> wanted to make damn sure it stayed that way.
They were concerned that Britain had plans to invade.
Note the British invasion was cancelled. (except for the Beatles et al.)
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> That was reasonable in 1789. Most militia organizations today envisage
> themselves as legally legitimate organizations, despite the fact
> that all 50 states prohibit private paramilitary activity.
> There is no government-regulated militia.
Actually there are. The militias the founding fathers envisioned
are not called the state National Guards. The yahoos running around
calling themselves a militia are street gangs.