Citizen soldiers

A lot of folks argue in US courts that only the militia are allowed to carry guns, but StrategyPage has a discussion of the state militia/National Guard....and they claim, according to the Dick act of 1903, every able bodied man is part of the state's "Unorganized militia".

actually, this was an improvement over the 1792 law, which mandated every able bodied man be part of the "organized militia" (and had to go to drills): now only the "organized militia" had to drill... but as SP sardonically points out:

"...Therefore, if you are an adult American male between the ages of 17 and 45, you are part of the militia, whether you knew it or not, whether or not you want to be, and whether or not you are armed. Just so you know...."






presumably we gals aren't included in the mandate...sorry about that, Combat Barbie...