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Subject: Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and "dangers to 
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	Thank you.  i have often wondered about that militia term in
teh 2nd admendment.  i have suspected that is referred to the national
guard and even the guard alone.  good to see factual information on
just what the militia is.

jmb


> 
> The militia is defined in Title 10 of the USC:
> Sec. 311. Militia: composition and classes 
> 
> (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. 
> 
> Some, perhaps all, states have similar statutes.


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